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as in blooming
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
the skiing season is usually in full flower by Christmas
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious colleges
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Recent Examples of flower
Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The maestros range across experts in singing, cooking, acting, decorating with flowers, and even sleeping.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Under state law and DCP regulations, flower with THC content above 30 percent can only be sold into the medical market.
—David Goldburg, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Henry Rose Windows Down Eau de Parfum, $120 The name of this fragrance is perhaps as effective in encapsulating its vibe as the notes that comprise it, which include orange flower, jasmine, guaiacwood and neroli.
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—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
The maestros range across experts in singing, cooking, acting, decorating with flowers, and even sleeping.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Verb
Their presence, alongside flowering corridors and foliage, helps shape what visitors and residents alike expect to see in Florida.
—Tal Coley, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Under state law and DCP regulations, flower with THC content above 30 percent can only be sold into the medical market.
—David Goldburg, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flower
Noun
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Future Society does not use the DNA to regrow the extinct blooms.—
Nicole Mowbray,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Although the worst of this year’s crisis appears to be over, the center still has its work cut out to tend to the sick animals and prepare for the next bloom.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Season three of Mike White’s chronicle of overprivileged Americans visiting the five-star resort chain/homicide magnet set a string of series bests throughout its run.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Sophomore Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint, the school’s top wide receiver, surprised himself with personal bests to win the Division 4 long jump at 22 feet, 8 inches and high jump at 6-6.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Flanigan had shared several photos on social media of her children and a blossoming baby bump in 2021.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Meanwhile, romance with someone different or from another culture might blossom.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
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But these structures still assume that AI’s future should be in the hands of an aristocracy of business and technical elites.—
Nathan Schneider,
The Conversation,
21 May 2025
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There's also an escalating series of cloak-and-dagger theatrics, which are in line with McBride's penchant for lampooning the retrograde behaviors and rituals of the Southern aristocracy.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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Mains hover between €30 and €40; a highlight is the roast chicken, which might come with a cream sauce and morels in winter or oyster mushrooms dressed in persillade (an herby garlic and parsley oil) in summer.—
Eleanor Aldridge,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2025
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Pour cooking liquid back into slow cooker and stir in cream, corn starch, thyme, rosemary, and remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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The brand-new Palm House Hotel, located a block from the beach on Royal Palm Way—a stretch with no other hotels—has a totally fresh and modern feel and is drenched in a rosy-salmon shade of pink from the exterior to the pool deck to guestroom carpets and headboards.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Just as things are heating up, Miami’s sea of pink will slowly recede — at least for now.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
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Lavigne collects her fourth top 10 on the Rock list and her fifth on the alternative ranking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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But Italian beef, the quintessential Chicago sandwich, remains at the top of the Buona menu — and its expansion plans.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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As Hollywood honors the man who’s roasted its elite with such precision, to be roasted for eternity by the Hollywood sun sounds fitting.—
Ali Lerman,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Coach or no coach, the world no.43 needs to solve the strategy as well as the physical puzzle to challenge the elite.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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“Flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flower. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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