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verb

present participle of flourish

flourishing

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flourishing
Adjective
Zack Kass, who ran Go-to-Market at OpenAI, made a compelling argument for why we are poised to enter a new renaissance—a flourishing of art, science, and society. Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 It’s rooted in intuition, imagination, emotion, and common sense — capacities that modern systems of school and work often suppress, but remain essential for human flourishing. Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Cultivating a flourishing, diverse gut microbiome seems to translate to a range of health benefits. Jamie Ducharme, Health, 24 June 2025 Through underwater sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests, and the vast ocean life, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. Devonne Goode, Parents, 5 June 2025
Noun
Football flourishing National football participation figures have increased by more than 200,000 each year since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey released by the National Federation of State High School Associations. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 This dialectic was part of a flourishing realm of glorious language. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flourishing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourishing
Adjective
  • The agency stated that the price adjustments are being implemented to help cover additional handling costs and ensure a successful peak season, according to a news release.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The ensuing era was the group’s most commercially successful, as Beck’s innovative playing embellished the band’s increasingly experimental sound.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The characters of Luis and Maria gave me a glimpse of what two happy, thriving Latinos looked like living in a neighborhood where kindness was always in high supply.
    Priscilla Blossom, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The two biggest gainers in this year’s NHL rankings are in the southeast, as the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers have converted dominant on-ice results into thriving businesses.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the 1820s, Gregor MacGregor announced the discovery of Poyais, a lush and prosperous paradise in Central America.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Nonetheless, the whole area was prosperous and urban.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • They were likely delayed by the recent leadership change, with Peter Friedlander succeeding Vernon Sanders as Head of Global TV for Amazon MGM Studios.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Mateer had a breakout year last season while succeeding Ward, then transferred to Oklahoma this offseason.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
  • The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At the time of his sentencing, Williams was a buzzing rapper, with his 2021 mixtape Shiesty Season, his only full-length project, peaking at Number Three on the Billboard 200.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire after the 2025-26 season, and the two sides ratified a new four-year deal in June, more than a year ahead of the expiration, as both sides are prospering.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Implied in such a view is the opposite of what’s true, that lending is inflationary because lending associates with economic growth that allegedly pushes up prices as prospering individuals buy, and buy, and buy.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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

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