EFFLORESCENCE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

efflorescence

noun

Definition of efflorescence

as in flowering

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Recent Examples of efflorescence On some level, declines in traditional reading are connected to the efflorescence of information in the digital age. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 17 June 2025 What emerged from this great leap backward was a diverse efflorescence of art that directly addressed the very things the church ignored. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025 Beginning in the late ’80s, an efflorescence of truth under the leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin had revealed the full extent of the Soviet Union’s horrific crimes against its own citizens. — Leon Aron, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2024 With the efflorescence of Christianity, a religion rooted in the Old Testament, through the Septuagint, knowledge of the temple spread. — Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for efflorescence

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Deadhead blazing star during the growing season to encourage more flowering, but do not prune too soon, as cutting off the foliage may reduce next year’s blooms.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
Look for signs like sparse foliage or poor flowering to know when division is needed.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of flowering

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With their feelings for each other blossoming, the two go out for dinner, which is full of Rushville patrons with lingering hatred for Hal.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
With Dallas Turner blossoming, Blake Cashman, Andrew Van Ginkel and Isaiah Rodgers giving high-level veteran presence and the young guys on the interior of the defensive line looking promising, there is no reason to believe this unit will fall off.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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