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as in blushed
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment)
she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk
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Recent Examples of bloomed
Mowing is usually done in mid-summer after the clover has bloomed and dropped seeds, and again before the first frost in fall.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The mushrooms bloomed among a thick layer of something fuzzy and white and decidedly … gross.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
In the early 1900s, the region bloomed in abundance with 12,000 acres of flower fields.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Place herb leaves on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until the herbs have dried and their aroma has bloomed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Beneath me, a dozen green bumphead parrotfish darted into view, coral bloomed in seemingly impossible shades of red and blue, and schools of purple fry drifted past, as if inviting me to follow.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Zeno hired Ruhani — who was paroled in 2022 after 26 years in state prison for a robbery conviction — as a client advocate in October 2023, and a romance bloomed soon after, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
What happened when this enormous flower bloomed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The mushrooms bloomed among a thick layer of something fuzzy and white and decidedly … gross.
—Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
In the early 1900s, the region bloomed in abundance with 12,000 acres of flower fields.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Place herb leaves on a baking sheet and roast in the oven until the herbs have dried and their aroma has bloomed, about 8 to 10 minutes.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Beneath me, a dozen green bumphead parrotfish darted into view, coral bloomed in seemingly impossible shades of red and blue, and schools of purple fry drifted past, as if inviting me to follow.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
Zeno hired Ruhani — who was paroled in 2022 after 26 years in state prison for a robbery conviction — as a client advocate in October 2023, and a romance bloomed soon after, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
What happened when this enormous flower bloomed.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomed
Verb
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Trim after the plant has flowered to avoid removing the next season’s blooms.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Glass vases with metallic finishes of unnatural blue, green and gold are drowned in palm leaf motifs, ready to be flowered.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The showy fruits are preceded by fragrant white flowers that are blushed with pink.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noah blushed then nodded softly.—
Allegra Givens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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During this time, circus families blossomed all over Mexico, aided by the appearance of the steamship and railway systems, as the circus historian Julio Revolledo Cárdenas would detail in a 2018 article for the Fédération Mondiale du Cirque.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Rodgers and McCarthy spent 13 years together in Green Bay, where Rodgers blossomed into one of the game’s biggest stars after becoming the starting quarterback in 2008.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The Grammy-winning R&B singer, 39, glowed in an all-white ERL suit, which combined a puffy, floor-length jacket with a retro-style shirt and enlarged bow tie.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Feldstein glowed in a pink lacy dress, smiling as her wife Roberts placed a hand on her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
Verb
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My cheeks were flushed, but not just from the 185-degree Fahrenheit heat of the sauna.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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The sides of his face were flushed high up on his cheekbones, and were his eyes blazing?—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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“Bloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloomed. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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