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Recent Examples of efflorescence
What emerged from this great leap backward was a diverse efflorescence of art that directly addressed the very things the church ignored.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Beginning in the late ’80s, an efflorescence of truth under the leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin had revealed the full extent of the Soviet Union’s horrific crimes against its own citizens.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The suave, dapper figures in Motley’s pictures are among the 6 million people who escaped to large northern cities from the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration, creating the conditions for an artistic efflorescence across the country and beyond.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Beginning in the late ’80s, an efflorescence of truth under the leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin had revealed the full extent of the Soviet Union’s horrific crimes against its own citizens.
—Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024
With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
The suave, dapper figures in Motley’s pictures are among the 6 million people who escaped to large northern cities from the Jim Crow South during the Great Migration, creating the conditions for an artistic efflorescence across the country and beyond.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for efflorescence
Noun
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Fertilizing can reduce flowering and make the plants flop.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2026
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Plant in full sun for best flowering.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For continuous blooming, deadhead spent flowers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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To encourage continuous blooming, prune it back right after the first major flush of flowers fades, which usually occurs in early to mid-summer.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The league’s blossoming portfolio of commercial partners adds further momentum.—
G.W. Allen,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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Its parks, reservoirs, ponds, canals, and streets are lined with blossoming trees and abuzz with bees and birds while galleries and restaurants fling open their doors.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Efflorescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescence. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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