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
Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
How has that crop flowered, developed, and matured?
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Cultivars include blue, violet-blue, pink, and white-flowered varieties.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
How has that crop flowered, developed, and matured?
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Cultivars include blue, violet-blue, pink, and white-flowered varieties.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowered
Adjective
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Plaid and floral prints transported attendees back to the '60s.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lohan, 39, wore a stunning floor-length silk gown featuring a nude and burgundy floral pattern.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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After mature plants have bloomed, use clean, sharp pruners to cut the plant down by one-third, cutting into green growth only and not into the woody stems, which won’t regenerate new growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vega said the Paititi concept blossomed soon after, with plans for a different restaurant in Folsom also in the works.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Now safe, sleek and healthy, Toothless has blossomed into a happy, outgoing boy with soft fur and sweet meows.—
Maryanne Dell,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Flowered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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