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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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The catalpas bloomed in April and May, putting on a spectacular show of purple flowers that sent a light fragrance across the village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Their romance bloomed in the 1970s through superhit films like Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, and Sholay, making headlines as Dharmendra was already married with grown-up children with his first wife, Prakash Kaur.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

The process was excruciatingly dull—but small thoughts, Mendel knew, often bloomed into large principles.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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