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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
AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Infused with watermelon, lychee, edelweiss flower, and silver fir extracts, the silver shampoo burnishes yellowing strands with a mix of blue and silver pigments.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
This year, for the first time, its leaves yellowed after flowering at the end of winter, but as summer approached, its foliage turned deep, shiny green again.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
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Noun
The calendar also features festivals celebrating flowers (Gozo Flower Art Festival), honey (Honey & Bee Fest), films (Gozo Film Festival), ceramics (Gozo Ceramic Festival), food (Gozo Food Festival), music, and more.
—AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025
Infused with watermelon, lychee, edelweiss flower, and silver fir extracts, the silver shampoo burnishes yellowing strands with a mix of blue and silver pigments.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
As a result, in response to waves of challenges, the order’s rational-legal architecture flowered.
—Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
This year, for the first time, its leaves yellowed after flowering at the end of winter, but as summer approached, its foliage turned deep, shiny green again.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
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Jellyfish blooms occur when large numbers of jellyfish spawn or are swept into a certain area by winds and tides, according to Cathy Lucas, an associate professor of marine biology at the University of Southampton.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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Individual blooms are bell-shaped and provide a rich source of pollen for native bees.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
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Test yourself on park pioneers and baseball bests in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter both collect eight nods, which mark personal bests for the two stars.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, some of the series’ plot points blossom out of nowhere (as when Alex preposterously goes to Guiana without a security detail).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Aug. 2025
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There is a school of thought that Richardson just needs a change of scenery to blossom.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Men in the imperial aristocracy also avidly read texts in Japanese, but nobody, male or female, bothered to retain for the historical record the actual name of The Tale of Genji’s author, even though she was recognized during her lifetime as a supremely skilled writer.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Apply anti-itch cream like calamine lotion or hydrocortisone for open blisters.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The sweet treats include a toffee cream pie, a grape soft serve, and a special McFlurry topped with Oreo crumbs.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
23 Aug. 2025
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Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Flashes of hot pink and green popped against the remains of a chimney not far from where construction trucks rumble down the streets.—
Jill Cowan,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Based on the 500 Nuova, this car features an extended roof that can be removed, similar to a soft targa top.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Supported by 7 large air tankers and multiple helicopters, firefighters worked directly along the active edge on the southwest corner to tie fire line back down to the river to prevent westward spread, and worked dozers in across the top of the fire, opening roads and old lines from previous fires.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The victim narrative read like this: fight city hall and elites will try and intimidate you into silence!—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
19 Aug. 2025
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Both Villa and Newcastle are among the clubs attempting to challenge the Premier League’s elite on an annual basis, but feel these rules favour direct rivals.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flower. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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