as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century b.c.
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Noun
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Nighttime temperatures below 55°F can limit a tomato plant’s bloom production.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Aug. 2025 -
Jellyfish blooms have become common from Maine to Florida in recent years.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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The German poet Novalis, who is one of the inventors of German Romanticism, invented the blue flower as the symbol of romantic longing, of maybe wanting to be somewhere else.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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The glowing cloud rose almost gracefully, like a time-lapse film of a flower blooming.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Floruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floruit. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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