blossomed

past tense of blossom
as in bloomed
to produce flowers the fruit tree seemed to blossom overnight once the warm spring weather arrived

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Recent Examples of blossomed That’s part of why the relationship between Brooks and Rodriguez has blossomed, according to coach Jeff Hafley. — Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Using letters, diaries, and journals, Bell-Scott shows how their intellectual partnership blossomed. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 On one version, exotic feathers blossomed like tropical flowers on the satin thong mule, in arresting colors like electric blue. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 But just like other Caribbean giants such as Puerto Rico’s Ismael Rivera and the Dominican Republic’s Johnny Ventura, Sparrow’s restless creative persona transcended the limits of the dance genres that blossomed around him. — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 So far, 200,000 flowers have blossomed on the massive presidential center campus, and 429 lbs. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Bonet exited the series following her pregnancy, and the show soon blossomed into an authentic ensemble comedy that wasn’t afraid to tackle real-life issues. — Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Pop-up dinners in a BP filling station have blossomed into a mini empire of Guatemalan and Mexican cuisine across the Twin Cities metro. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 22 Sep. 2026 After romance blossomed, the pair got engaged in 2001 and married in Mexico in September 2002. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blossomed
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  • 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
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  • 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

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“Blossomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blossomed. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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