- present participle of flourish.
flourishing
Example Sentences
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Big deals are flourishing again: giant IPOs blasted off with SpaceX, and companies are choosing to issue stock—using shares to finance almost half the cost in the current quarter, according to LSEG.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
In his first campaign at Anfield, Wirtz too often appeared a square peg in a round hole, playing in behind the strikers as well on the flanks, but never flourishing.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
The Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad is still flourishing at 116 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
In Jemima’s first year of high school in New Zealand, her social life was flourishing.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
By the time of our overflight, half or more of what once had been the flourishing land of the Maya was abandoned.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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