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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
Adjective
Resplendent in a dark top and flowered scarves, Jackie has his hair ratted out, creating a kind of nimbus around his poignant, ready-to-laugh face, which is powdered white, with shiny, metallic-looking paillettes around the eyes. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 At the Bruce McKittrick Rare Books Booth, all the purveyors wear flowered headbands. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 Traditionally used in flower beds, borders, and containers, mounding wave varieties and smaller flowered superbells will put out consistent flowers in all colors from early spring until first frost. Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026 Double-flowered begonias, on the other hand, have lots of petals and are often compared to camellias or roses. Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2026 The station, complete with flowered landscaping, is designed for women and features lightweight nozzles and hoses. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026 And amongst her friends, young wives and mothers didn't wear flowered frocks, and high heels around the house. Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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And now EatFuti has flowered into the first-in-the-nation (to our understanding) State Fair food delivery service — a brand offshoot based, again, in solving a problem, this one much more personal. Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026 Here's what the experts say happens, and what to do if your plant has already flowered. Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026 Trim after the plant has flowered to avoid removing the next season’s blooms. Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 May 2026 Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered. Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 But for a few shining decades around the turn of the 19th century, Hungary flowered, and nowhere more so than along Andrássy Avenue. Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026 Transplant amaryllis that flowered during the winter to the garden or grow in containers. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026 This will happen about six weeks after the tulips have flowered. Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowered
Adjective
  • For Setting the Mood Heady, sensual, floral—Diptyque does its best work with this sexy and subtle candle that finds its fragrant roots in the opulent, white-blooming Mexican flower.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Temple Oud Hair Perfume is billed as a rich, woody-floral aroma designed to linger all day.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Across the archipelago’s more than seven thousand islands, countless sovereign communities once bloomed with distinct languages and traditions, until Spain claimed them all under a single name.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Founded in 2009, the group has bloomed into a small empire—we’re talking nearly 70 of the South’s favorite restaurants, hotels, bars, and cafes, plus another dozen or so in development—with thoughtful intention.
    Colleen McNally Arnett, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Even as pitchers such as Troy Melton and Keider Montero blossomed, the Tigers’ front office also failed to construct a staff deep enough or good enough to carry the Tigers through the more turbulent parts of their schedule.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • That blossomed into a decades-long academic career in an unusual role — a Jewish scholar of Christian Scriptures.
    Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Flowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowered. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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