efflorescence

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Recent Examples of efflorescence This efflorescence of Russian culture was stimulated by contact with European ideas and European works of art. Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 June 2023 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 Such an efflorescence of freedom marked the zenith of liberalism in 1848. James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023 The tech challenge has attracted the most attention lately as the sudden efflorescence of generative A.I. tools bends minds and, for some CEOs, induces panic. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 May 2023 See All Example Sentences for efflorescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for efflorescence
flowering
Noun
  • With a long flowering period from spring through summer, oleander makes a beautiful hedge that’s tolerant to heat, drought, and salt.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
  • His paintings frequently depict flowering trees, grassy fields and blue swimming pools under languid skies.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Efflorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescence. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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