as in flowered
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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But for a few shining decades around the turn of the 19th century, Hungary flowered, and nowhere more so than along Andrássy Avenue.—
Joshua Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Transplant amaryllis that flowered during the winter to the garden or grow in containers.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Annie wondered if her predilection for Boy Talk had been living dormant in her body, the way chicken pox stayed quiet for decades and then bloomed into shingles.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The patch of wildflowers first bloomed to little fanfare this spring.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Volunteer Estella King-Smith said a caring community has blossomed from the seeds of love and joy that Fisher has planted.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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At Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia, a zebra named Kurtsie and a giraffe named Bakari have formed an unlike friendship — one that began with curiosity, grew through hardship and blossomed into an inseparable bond.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Effloresced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effloresced. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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