EFFLORESCENCE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

efflorescence

noun

Definition of efflorescence

as in flowering

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Recent Examples of efflorescence On some level, declines in traditional reading are connected to the efflorescence of information in the digital age. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025 What emerged from this great leap backward was a diverse efflorescence of art that directly addressed the very things the church ignored. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Beginning in the late ’80s, an efflorescence of truth under the leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin had revealed the full extent of the Soviet Union’s horrific crimes against its own citizens. — Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread. — Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for efflorescence

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Sound arrives from grasses that rustle in the breeze or from birds drawn in by native flowering plants.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Instead, to try to deal with the crises, there has been a flowering of disjointed maritime coalition planning efforts.

— Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of flowering

Noun

To ensure continuous blooming, violets also need to grow in a fertile medium.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2026
Additional Tips for Timely Blooms While simulating long nights is crucial for ensuring prompt blooming, taking good care of your cactus year-round is just as important.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of blooming

Noun

In the tottering years, a bathing bird or blossoming flower will raise a thrill in you like only a game winning home run or a Disney World vacation used to.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Take, for instance, the free-form rooftop pool which is shaded by native trees and blossoming plants and is the perfect spot to cool off from Thailand’s no-joke humidity.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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