as in flourishing
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also bourgeoning
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as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean
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as in thriving
to grow vigorously
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
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as in blooming
to produce flowers
chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall
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Recent Examples of burgeoning
Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The robot was created by the AI robotics company Figure, one of the top companies in the burgeoning AI subindustry racing to create lifelike robots.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Ebbers was born in Canada and operated a hotel chain in Mississippi before getting involved in the burgeoning long-distance phone business in the early 1980s.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2020
Some 2,482 miles outside of Silicon Valley, Atlanta is a technological powerhouse—with a growing focus on the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence.
—Latoya Peterson, Wired, 16 Jan. 2020
Verb
What was once two city blocks of dingy industrial warehouses is now an alluring complex of stores, cafes, artist studios and event space meant to attract Fort Lauderdale’s burgeoning population of young professionals and South Floridians willing to drive from Miami and West Palm Beach.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
The robot was created by the AI robotics company Figure, one of the top companies in the burgeoning AI subindustry racing to create lifelike robots.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
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As founding director of the cyborg psychology research group and co-director of MIT Media Lab’s Advancing Humans with AI research program, Pataranutaporn is interested in ways that people can use AI to promote human flourishing, pro-social interaction, and human-to-human interaction.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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It has been correlated with swells of human progress and flourishing, science and technology, medicine and political freedom.—
Abby McCloskey,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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The rapid melting is also increasing avalanche activity in unusual places.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Yet an increasing number of endurance athletes are taking on these longer ultramarathons.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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But their popularity has also fueled a thriving market for unregulated copycat versions.—
Jimmie Wilson,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, the discoveries paint a picture of a thriving underground world where tens of thousands of spiders have carved out an existence entirely separate from the world above, sustained by darkness and an endless buffet of flies.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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The sun is shining, the flowers and trees are blooming, and people are getting outside to enjoy long walks.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The trees and the plants are blooming.—
Lauren Whitney,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Tensions are rising nationally as the military operation in Iran continues and ICE officers appear in airports.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Carr acknowledged the rising cost and sometimes inconvenient nature of sports streaming are frustrating fans, arguing the drawbacks ultimately outweigh the benefits.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The arboretum also provides its own cherry blossom map, where bloom enthusiasts can explore 75 varieties of flowering cherry trees on the arboretum's campus, about 17 miles outside of Center City Philadelphia.—
Kaitlyn McCormick,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Warm temperatures and rain have kick-started the growth of many of our wonderful flowering trees and shrubs.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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But with what little land remains undeveloped, Sachs believes entertainment offerings could be considered.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their bodies were found in an undeveloped business park in the 1300 block of Enclave Round, in West Houston.—
John Wayne Ferguson,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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The scandal is now expanding into an international investigation, placing Miami at the center of a complex web of shell companies, offshore transfers and opaque financial flows.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The rollout will start in Charlotte before expanding to Chicago and Milwaukee.—
Chase Jordan
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Burgeoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoning. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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