effloresced

past tense of effloresce
as in flowered
to produce flowers created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season

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Verb
  • Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • How has that crop flowered, developed, and matured?
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • After mature plants have bloomed, use clean, sharp pruners to cut the plant down by one-third, cutting into green growth only and not into the woody stems, which won’t regenerate new growth.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Vega said the Paititi concept blossomed soon after, with plans for a different restaurant in Folsom also in the works.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Now safe, sleek and healthy, Toothless has blossomed into a happy, outgoing boy with soft fur and sweet meows.
    Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Effloresced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresced. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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