effloresced

verb

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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  1. flowered
  2. bloomed
  3. blossomed
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  • And now EatFuti has flowered into the first-in-the-nation (to our understanding) State Fair food delivery service — a brand offshoot based, again, in solving a problem, this one much more personal.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of flowered
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  • That early exchange helped establish a connection between the two that eventually bloomed into a four-year romance.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In Egypt, lotus blossoms crowned temples as symbols of rebirth, while in the Islamic world, marble arabesques bloomed across mosques to evoke paradise.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bloomed
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  • The junior middle hitter has blossomed into a star, dominating with seven kills and two blocks for the host North Stars in a 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 nonconference win over Jacobs.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • An even more extreme mix of old and new has blossomed in neighboring Chinatown.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of blossomed
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“Effloresced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresced. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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