bloomed

verb

past tense of bloom
1
as in flowered
to produce flowers forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring

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2
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 If your orchid hasn’t bloomed in several months, that’s actually normal. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026 When London Craft Week, an annual celebration of the handmade, unfurled across the center of the city this past May, the work of a thousand or so makers bloomed out of every corner. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Across the archipelago’s more than seven thousand islands, countless sovereign communities once bloomed with distinct languages and traditions, until Spain claimed them all under a single name. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Daisy Chain Fields officially bloomed Saturday morning at Great Park in Irvine, welcoming thousands of fans for a day honoring women in music, art and community. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2026 In fact, Monet wanted gardens full of diverse plants, often arranging them in successive waves of flowers that bloomed for only a few weeks, creating an artwork in itself. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Instead of looking even a little bit caught, her face instantly bloomed into the most beautiful smile. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Salmon runs, suddenly unfished, bloomed to levels never seen before. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026 While his beloved character didn’t outlive the zombie apocalypse, his romance with Pak bloomed. — Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloomed
  1. flowered
  2. blushed
  3. blossomed
  4. glowed
  5. flushed
Verb
  • And now EatFuti has flowered into the first-in-the-nation (to our understanding) State Fair food delivery service — a brand offshoot based, again, in solving a problem, this one much more personal.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of flowered
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  • Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The actress blushed as her co-stars, Whoopi Goldberg and Quinta Brunson, showered her with some love at a Kevin special screening later that day.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of blushed
Verb
  • That’s part of why the relationship between Brooks and Rodriguez has blossomed, according to coach Jeff Hafley.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Using letters, diaries, and journals, Bell-Scott shows how their intellectual partnership blossomed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of blossomed
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  • Her body skin shimmered, and her face glowed, looking even brighter with the help of what appear to be light-brown color contact lenses.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
  • My hair was thick, curly, and lush; my lips were full; my decades-long struggle with hormonal acne slowed to a stop; and my skin glowed.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of glowed
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  • Not that Bieber needs much assistance, with dewy skin and softly flushed cheeks becoming central to the Rhode universe.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After two straight incompletions, Nichols was flushed from the pocket on third down and was stripped of the ball by Harding's Kaleb Walker.
    — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of flushed

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“Bloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloomed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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