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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“It is typically used whole and bloomed in hot oil to help release its flavor,” Selvaraju adds.

From Salon

In the spring and summer, flowers bloomed throughout the town.

From Los Angeles Times

But by the time he left the firm in 2017, seeds of doubt about its work had been planted, and they've since bloomed.

From BBC

By the time we get to the second funeral, we see how much he has bloomed.

From Los Angeles Times

One day a few years earlier, brilliant pink blossoms bloomed on the crape myrtle that Connie had planted in our yard.

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