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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
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The trees are planted across 1.5 million acres of land here, and a riot of pink and white flowers carpet the horizon from mid-February to mid-March.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
This gorgeous low-maintenance shrub begins blooming in autumn, a time when only sasanqua camellias traditionally flower!
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Snow fell outside the Madison church where the service was held, and inside, Christmas trees stood alongside flowers sent to the mourning family.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
The trees are planted across 1.5 million acres of land here, and a riot of pink and white flowers carpet the horizon from mid-February to mid-March.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Question: My muhly grass plants are flowering but have grown quite large.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
This gorgeous low-maintenance shrub begins blooming in autumn, a time when only sasanqua camellias traditionally flower!
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flower
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Eating fillets from healthy fish caught in freshwater lakes experiencing blooms is safe as long as the filets are rinsed with tap or bottled water and cooked thoroughly.Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Grandiflora and floribunda roses: Both of these types have showy clusters of blooms that can appear for weeks.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Could that kind of discovery make septuagenarian runners reach personal bests?Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Be an observable champion of associates' demonstrations of their personal bests.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The teen came out as transgender in 2020 and has been blossoming and advocating for others since.Essence, Essence, 13 Dec. 2024
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The stories build, blossom and intertwine, moving forward or laterally at their own pace.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sure, there are familiar beats and threads: the unconventional rifle, the watermelon sequence, the Jackal projecting an intriguing air of aristocracy.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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So when Silicon Valley aristocracy like Microsoft changes tack and embraces an emerging technology like bitcoin, everyone needs to sit up and take notice.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Chocolate Chess pie is a favorite, made of chocolate, butter, cream and vanilla.John Brandon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Corn chowder, cream of potato soup, tomato soup, vegetable soup, fruit soup…fruit soup?The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
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But Eilish dangling her feet over the stage, singing her Barbie ditty to a near 4 minutes in length with audiences softly (this time) backing her up was an undeniable emotional highpoint of the show in a bask of pink.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ariana’s look coordinated with her Wicked press run wardrobe as the actress starred as Glinda — wearing various hues of pink for virtually every appearance since the film was announced.Angel Saunders, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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On the top of their wish list: proper insurance coverage.Lorie Konish, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Like a young version of our own sun, HP Tau, is seen at the top of a trio of glittering stars in this Hubble image.Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yet, his courtship of Sunni elites merely created the illusion that Assad’s regime was inclusive.Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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In each of those cases, elites were largely responding to, and relying upon, popular protest to both determine and then pursue their governing strategies.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flower. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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