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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, 11 July 2025
The chalk or powder drawings change weekly, each featuring elaborate designs resembling flowers and other natural motifs.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Most cultivars will survive zone 5 winters, but might not flower well without protection – harsh winter temperatures, especially when paired with low snow cover, can kill flower buds.
—Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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Noun
Yosemite is an ideal destination in the spring and autumn beyond the falls and flowers.
—AFAR Media, 11 July 2025
The chalk or powder drawings change weekly, each featuring elaborate designs resembling flowers and other natural motifs.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
Green rules of thumb Bolting is when a vegetable crop tries to flower prematurely.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 July 2025
Most cultivars will survive zone 5 winters, but might not flower well without protection – harsh winter temperatures, especially when paired with low snow cover, can kill flower buds.
—Dr. Nick Goltz, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flower
Noun
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Her top tips include planting nectar-rich annuals like lantanas and zinnias, using lightweight potting soil, feeding plants with long-lasting fertilizer, and mixing blooms with eye-catching foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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These organisms can quickly reproduce, leading to dense blooms and surface scums, particularly in the shallow, warmer parts of the lake, according to the NPS.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Judge holds career bests of 10.60 in the 100 and 21.85 in the 200.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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In 2017, thousands of men ran 400-meter times that were faster than the personal bests of Olympic gold medalists Sanya Richards-Ross and Allyson Felix.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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Summer style has fully blossomed with the Fourth of July holiday weekend on the horizon.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Between the beer garden, the art corridor, studio space for Local Color and Good Karma Bikes, this might just just blossom into another funky art district downtown.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
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Republican purists wanted a simple, technical training school that kept the costs low and, more importantly, kept the officer corps from evolving into an aristocracy.—
Ryan Shaw / Made by History,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Apart from religiously following skincare regimen, medical beauty devices help enhance the efficacy of serums, lotions, and creams.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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As in, liquid blush is topped with powder blush; contour stick is topped with bronzer, and face powder is used both immediately after applying cream products and to finish it all off later.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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Two neon pinks out of five. Money Inc. vs. The Natural Disasters Man, some powerful mullets at work in this one.—
Rory Appleton,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This is a full-sensory experience with everything from the whir of roller skates on a retro rink to enough pink to make a flamingo blush.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The first came in the top of the fourth when Buehler walked Josh Lowe and served up a two-run home run to Ha-Seong Kim, his first of the season to put the Rays ahead 2-1.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
11 July 2025
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Drizzle with oil, top with feta, cilantro, black pepper, and the reserved shrimp legs, and serve.—
Greg Chelmis,
Saveur,
10 July 2025
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last is a propulsive examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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One America, with coastal elites in places like New York City and Los Angeles, who continue to steamroll towards full-on Marxism, and another with ordinary, hard-working Americans across the country, like here in the great state of Alaska, who don’t embrace this extremism.—
Mike Dunleavy,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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“Flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flower. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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