as in unfolding
to produce flowers
the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms
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as in blooming
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Recent Examples of flowering
Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Feb. 2023
If the roses are grafted, non-flowering rootstock suckers could be taking over the plants, although this would tend to occur more sporadically on a couple of plants in a large planting of roses, versus all of the plants.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
Grow sweet peas in full sun with rich, well-draining soil and deadhead often to promote continuous flowering.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
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Verb
Why Grow Moss in a Garden? Mosses are non-flowering plants that produce spores rather than seeds.
—Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 28 Feb. 2023
If the roses are grafted, non-flowering rootstock suckers could be taking over the plants, although this would tend to occur more sporadically on a couple of plants in a large planting of roses, versus all of the plants.
—Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2021
Adjective
The nineteenth century saw a flowering of anarchist thought with figures such as Proudhon, Fourier, Kropotkin, Rousseau, and others.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
Grow sweet peas in full sun with rich, well-draining soil and deadhead often to promote continuous flowering.
—Lauren Dunec Hoang, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flowering
Adjective
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At the time, Burr was receiving briefings and involved in conversations suggesting the country faced a burgeoning health crisis that could hurt the economy.—
Nicholas Fandos,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 May 2020
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After the last vote on March 2 ended in a stalemate, Netanyahu and former military chief Benny Gantz agreed late last month to try to form a unity government because of the burgeoning coronavirus crisis.—
Time,
Time,
20 Apr. 2020
Adjective
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Being socially connected and having flourishing friendships can deeply enhance the quality of your life.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Cultivating a flourishing, diverse gut microbiome seems to translate to a range of health benefits.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
24 June 2025
Noun
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This process includes four separate stages: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and the maturation of all eye components.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Conclusion: Optimizing For The Long Game The AI industry's transformation from scale-focused to efficiency-focused represents beneficial maturation for the entire ecosystem.—
Dhruv Roongta,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Let your growth become a light that illuminates the path for others.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Aug. 2025
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By July, the arrival of the monsoon usually brings in higher humidity and more regular rainfall, which can slow existing fires' growth and allow crews to get ahead of them.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Learn to adapt or choose to ignore these developments.—
James DiNardo,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the nearest thing to a glimmer of a positive would be that the fast development of COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent many more deaths and led to rapid progress in our understanding and use of mRNA technology.—
Simon Williams,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Flowering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flowering. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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