flourish
verb (used without object)
to be in a vigorous state; thrive.
flourished
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past participleof flourish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flourish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flourishverb (used without object)to be in a vigorous state; thrive.
Example Sentences
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The used-car space had flourished in recent years, as new vehicle prices crossed $50,000 on average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
It also contained various other relics – including metal weapons – belonging to the pre-Incan Chimu civilisation, a culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru between 900 and 1470 AD.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Stromatolites could be more than 'just' a cradle of life where early microbial life flourished," says A/Prof. Burns.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
During the wet spring, she said, undergrowth flourished, leaving an enormous layer of tinder once heat waves took hold in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
His skin became covered with a thin moss, similar to that which flourished on the antique vest that he never took off, and his breath exhaled the odor of a sleeping animal.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
