bourgeoning
- a variation of burgeoning.
Example Sentences
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The Amazon site, which is seen as key to pulling in other companies, is set to take up nearly half the space, from where it will run its bourgeoning operations across Africa.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021
These protests coincided with a bourgeoning movement to change the names of 10 Army bases, all in southern states, that bore the names of slaveholding Confederate generals.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2021
The Rental, which is the first movie directed by the actor Dave Franco, is a noteworthy entry in the bourgeoning minigenre of Airbnb horror movies, largely for how little spin it puts on the concept.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2020
By the early 1950s, the bourgeoning American middle class had purchased second cars, moved to the suburbs and discovered the primal joys of television.
From Time ● Apr. 14, 2016
The leafage had progressed beyond the bourgeoning period and the branches flung broad green splendors of verdure to the breeze.
From The Frontiersmen by Murfree, Mary Noailles
