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as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean
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as in thrived
to grow vigorously
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
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Recent Examples of burgeoned
Over 35 years, the number and complexity of medical treatments has burgeoned as have salaries and profits of for-profit providers.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
The parts of Linda incorporated into the district include a corridor east of the highway and south of Marysville where a Costco, Walmart and other commercial and retail development have burgeoned in recent years.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The interest burgeoned from visibility and opportunity feeding off itself into generational momentum.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
His career as an actor burgeoned alongside his art career, which took off when soul, funk, and R&B group the Neville Brothers tapped him to create the cover for their 1989 Grammy-winning breakthrough album Yellow Moon.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
The parts of Linda incorporated into the district include a corridor east of the highway and south of Marysville where a Costco, Walmart and other commercial and retail development have burgeoned in recent years.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The interest burgeoned from visibility and opportunity feeding off itself into generational momentum.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
His career as an actor burgeoned alongside his art career, which took off when soul, funk, and R&B group the Neville Brothers tapped him to create the cover for their 1989 Grammy-winning breakthrough album Yellow Moon.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeoned
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Rainbow flick The chances of seeing this skill — some might call it a circus act — being performed at the World Cup this summer increased significantly on the back of Neymar being named in the Brazil squad.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Fitzgerald thrived even with the additional workload, logging six tackles, a sack, a pass breakup and his team-high-tying fourth interception of the season in the wins at Virginia Tech and Pittsburgh.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Dec. 2025
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Many early Christian communities thrived in lands of modern-day Turkey, such as Ephesus, Antioch and Cappadocia.—
Ramazan Kılınç,
The Conversation,
9 Dec. 2025
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Algae bloomed late last week just days after the completion of the renovation, turning the pool from deep blue to green and murky.—
Elise Spenner,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Her dark purple eye shadow matched a floral brooch that bloomed on her chest.—
Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
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In keeping with McDowell’s commitment to sustainable and local practices, the garment is made from a bespoke English rose silk damask, in collaboration with Britain’s oldest silk mill, Stephen Walters, in Sudbury.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 June 2026
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Two Canada geese and six gangly brown-suède goslings walked among the refuse, while in the near distance the truck horns and the protesters’ chants rose up.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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By mid-May, wildfires were sparked by the dry vegetation that had flourished during the rainy spell.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The data presented Wednesday at the board’s budget workshop highlights that enrollment at charter schools has remained healthy and use of the state’s universal voucher program has flourished in Miami-Dade as the traditional public school population declines.—
Austin Horn
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Maybe there was cold damage to the flower buds, but most amaryllis seen locally have flowered as normal.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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Here's what the experts say happens, and what to do if your plant has already flowered.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
15 May 2026
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American ingenuity soon swelled the millionaire class to include titans of tobacco, steel, banking, even refrigerated railcars.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Software historically accounted for about 10% of global buyout volumes, but that figure has since swelled to about 40%.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
11 June 2026
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Farmer Brett and Quinn Farmer Brett of Savannah, Tennessee has fallen for Quinn from Buhl, Idaho and much like how their relationship blossomed on the show, the pair are taking things slow and steady, and with a lot of laughs.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Towns and his future wife started out as friends before their relationship blossomed into a romance in 2020.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 June 2026
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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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