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Recent Examples of efflorescence
With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread.
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Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The suave, dapper figures in Motley’s pictures are among the 6 million people who escaped to large northern cities from the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration, creating the conditions for an artistic efflorescence across the country and beyond.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
At the time, Benzion was a largely unknown and quasi-mystical interpreter of the Iberian Inquisition—which, for him, represented the perennial efflorescence of antisemitism as a racialized (and hence ineradicable) phenomenon.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
This efflorescence of Russian culture was stimulated by contact with European ideas and European works of art.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
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Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The suave, dapper figures in Motley’s pictures are among the 6 million people who escaped to large northern cities from the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration, creating the conditions for an artistic efflorescence across the country and beyond.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
At the time, Benzion was a largely unknown and quasi-mystical interpreter of the Iberian Inquisition—which, for him, represented the perennial efflorescence of antisemitism as a racialized (and hence ineradicable) phenomenon.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
This efflorescence of Russian culture was stimulated by contact with European ideas and European works of art.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efflorescence
Noun
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While low light levels trigger flowering, fertilizing Christmas cactus at the right time and in the right way is key for getting your plant to bloom like never before.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Jan. 2026
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The plant in question actually consists of 70 Jurupa oak (Quercus palmeri) stem clusters, only three feet tall, that stand together as a flowering, non-acorn producing clonal colony in the form of a thicket, 82 feet long by 26 feet wide, estimated to be at least 13,000 years old.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
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Fertilizer These plants benefit from a gentle houseplant fertilizer during active growth or blooming.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Repotting is a necessary step in its care to encourage healthy growth and regular blooming.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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After months of speculation, sources are confirming that Joe Jonas and Tatiana Gabriela are dating—and their blossoming romance is quickly heating up.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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That $59 million pricetag was charged to what is expected to be a blossoming and record federal debt of $38 trillion in 2026.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Efflorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescence. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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