flourishing
adjective
flour·ish·ing
ˈflər-i-shiŋ 
ˈflə-rish
: marked by vigorous and healthy growth
a flourishing garden
: very active and successful
a flourishing career
flourishingly
adverb
flourishingly vibrant begonias
Even a few years ago, scientists had studied only a handful of galactic specimens. But recently, galaxy collections have grown flourishingly.
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Ann Finkbeiner
Ann Finkbeiner
Synonyms
Examples of flourishing in a Sentence
a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies
a flourishing market in sports memorabilia
a flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom
Recent Examples on the Web
Some of this difficulty is thanks to online booking as well as a flourishing alternative market for reservations secured through bots and fake phone numbers.
—Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Single-mindedly pursuing economic growth, without paying attention to reducing inequality, preserving cultures, protecting environments, and fostering well-being, will not achieve a prosperous and flourishing future for the human race.
—John Sulston, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2012
And there is a huge and flourishing genre of partly textual gaming on mobile which is very much about storytelling, using a sort of patchwork of words, animations and video clips.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
The emerging sun and flourishing flowers mean that spring is in full bloom at the beginning of May.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The 1999 dark teen drama-romance turns 25 on Tuesday, and many of its stars have had flourishing careers since, including leads Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Rather than stopping drinking, the ban over time has led to a flourishing and dangerous bootleg market.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 14 July 2023
Researchers asked participating students before and after the interactions to measure their self-perceptions of flourishing, positive and negative affect, social connectedness, happiness, integration into the campus community, stress, homesickness, and loneliness.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
The Taylor Swift industrial complex is alive and flourishing.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2024
Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
Single-mindedly pursuing economic growth, without paying attention to reducing inequality, preserving cultures, protecting environments, and fostering well-being, will not achieve a prosperous and flourishing future for the human race.
—John Sulston, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2012
And there is a huge and flourishing genre of partly textual gaming on mobile which is very much about storytelling, using a sort of patchwork of words, animations and video clips.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
The emerging sun and flourishing flowers mean that spring is in full bloom at the beginning of May.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
The 1999 dark teen drama-romance turns 25 on Tuesday, and many of its stars have had flourishing careers since, including leads Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Rather than stopping drinking, the ban over time has led to a flourishing and dangerous bootleg market.
—Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 14 July 2023
Researchers asked participating students before and after the interactions to measure their self-perceptions of flourishing, positive and negative affect, social connectedness, happiness, integration into the campus community, stress, homesickness, and loneliness.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
The Taylor Swift industrial complex is alive and flourishing.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Flourishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flourishing. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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