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as in floral
of or relating to flowers a pretty tablecloth with a flowered border

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verb

past tense of flower
as in bloomed
to produce flowers the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms

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Recent Examples of flowered
Verb
Cultivars include blue, violet-blue, pink, and white-flowered varieties. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025 Media-polling partnerships flowered starting in the mid-1970s with the CBS News/New York Times poll which began in late1975. Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
  • Instead of pairing the look with pants, Lopez opted for sheer black floral-print stockings and pointed black heels.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Liu’s work often merges corsetry, delicate smocking, and floral motifs with a romantic yet subversive edge.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, a real friendship bloomed.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Deadhead spent flowers as the blooms fade or once most of the flowers have bloomed.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The 24-year-old has quickly blossomed into one of the league’s top defensive linemen and played a key role in helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl last season.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dubbed the Boys From Oklahoma, after Ragweed’s beloved 1999 song of the same name, the shows blossomed into four concerts at Boone Pickens Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Flowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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