as in flowering
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of efflorescence
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
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
See All Example Sentences for efflorescence
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
See All Example Sentences for efflorescence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for efflorescence
Noun
-
Finally, too much nitrogen fertilizer can encourage shoot and leaf development at the expense of flowering.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
-
Since then, the prospects for young biographers have improved substantially, and a trio of books published this fall is evidence of the genre’s new flowering.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
In Möbius strip fashion, Gein grows obsessed with crime — and the toxic blooming of his obsession into murder goes on to enthrall the world.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
-
Division also promotes heavier blooming.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Watching Jaden Smith’s aspiring musician character Dizzee enjoy a blossoming romance with graffiti artist Thor.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Living year-round with her family in a camping resort, a blossoming romance with a tourist brings her latent insecurities to the surface.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Efflorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescence. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share