as in blooming
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Dramatic ball skirts blooming with color and texture were styled with simple silk Ts and cotton shirts.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Plants spend all of their energy on flowering, so dividing during bloom time can stress their root development.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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Spring flowering bulbs can give you the opportunity to be very creative.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Spruce up your outdoor pumpkin decor with a chic vase blossoming with fall florals.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shannon headed home to Illinois, blossoming into an offensive force for the Illini.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Efflorescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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