flowerings

noun

plural of flowering
1
as in autumns

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as in evolutions

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  1. pinnacles
  2. evolutions
  3. blooms
  4. developments
  5. zeniths
  6. growths
  7. improvements
  8. refinements
Noun
  • Set the scene The resort sprawls across 10,000 square meters of AlUla’s Ashar Valley, a broad swath of pale desert surrounded by otherworldly rock pinnacles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of pinnacles
Noun
  • Those values have informed key operational evolutions at Estée Lauder of late.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Massive technological evolutions, including smaller drivers and active and the introduction of adaptive-noise cancellation, have allowed listeners to focus on their favorite music like never before—even on the go, away from home.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of evolutions
Noun
  • During droughts, algae blooms have turned waterways bright green.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For months each spring and summer, large creamy white, lemon-scented blooms delight the senses.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of blooms
Noun
  • Securing reliable electricity has become a major challenge for these developments, prompting companies to explore new generation projects and partnerships with energy providers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Hundreds of data center developments that are still awaiting permits, utility service or tax incentives could be particularly exposed, Dajani noted.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of developments
Noun
  • Her materials include those most basic elements of the earth—geology—and her forms borrow from totems, obelisks, prehistoric megaliths, and Indigenous Caribbean zeniths.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of zeniths
Noun
  • New Yale research may help explain why some patients with a small number of growths experience debilitating pain, while others with more widespread disease do not have symptoms.
    — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Uterine fibroids are common, noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during a person’s reproductive years, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of growths
Noun
  • Volkswagen has also made some improvements to the driving experience and fuel economy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Until Google makes significant improvements to its new laptop platform, this will remain the case.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of improvements
Noun
  • Visual refinements to the translucent Liquid Glass interface improve the overall design, with a cleaner look and sharper border contrast.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Despite our best efforts, there will undoubtedly be further clarifications and refinements that need to be made particularly within sub-teams that will need to be more specifically re-aligned to this new structure.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of refinements
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