as in blooming
to produce flowers
created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season
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These new areas truly shine, especially with the blooming monkeyflower along the trail and lemonade berry archways.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026 -
This late-blooming plant shows its color in summer and fall.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
24 Apr. 2026
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Add colorful bee-friendly flowers like zinnias and flowering herbs as companion plants to your vegetable garden.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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Start with a base of large flowers, then incorporate flowering branches to build height on one side for a contemporary asymmetrical look.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Apr. 2026
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In this regard, our media-entertainment industrial complex is actually leading the way, with Project Hail Mary and the Artemis coverage and the little hopecore movement currently blossoming.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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McCoy left Oregon State after his freshman season and was a plug-and-play starter at Tennessee, blossoming into a lockdown cornerback specializing in man coverage who earned All-American honors and was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award as a sophomore in 2024.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Efflorescing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/efflorescing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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