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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  • The skirt of the dress was completely covered in three-dimensional, red poppy flowers that bloomed outward to mimic real petals.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Across from the house, another garden bloomed.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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  • The relationship blossomed, though.
    Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Words and images attest to the remarkable swiftness with which salmon have resumed their run, flora have blossomed, and traces of the former reservoir are being smoothed away.
    Anne Reeve, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Effloresced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresced. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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