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bloomed

British

/ bluːmd /

adjective

Also called: coated. photog optics (of a lens) coated with a thin film of magnesium fluoride or some other substance to reduce the amount of light lost by reflection

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bloomed

With 77 million views and close to two dozen videos so far, that project served as the viral seed that has now bloomed into Parsons’ first feature, “Backrooms,” out May 29 from A24.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

In the long poem “A Few Days,” he calls to mind a scene like a snapshot: “purple loosestrife / bloomed in swathes / that turned the railway ditch and fields into a / sunset-reflecting lake.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Start with olive oil, garlic and red pepper flakes, bloomed until fragrant.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

Team-mate Luis Nani had his moments - the keepy-uppies against Arsenal - but if we're talking Portuguese wingers for this list it's Ricardo Quaresma, who bloomed on the opposite Sporting wing to Ronaldo.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

He raked sparks into the dish and it bloomed into flame with a low whoosh.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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