flourish
verb (used without object)
to be in a vigorous state; thrive.
had flourished
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past perfectof flourish.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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“The noble art of ballyhoo, which had flourished so successfully in the nineteen-twenties, had lost something of its vigor,” he mourns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Her sister told the inquest she had "flourished into a loving and independent young woman".
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Sea otters had flourished in estuaries like Elkhorn Slough until fur traders hunted the local otter population nearly to extinction.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
According to Jourova's spokesperson, X's Pickles said violent content had flourished online after the Hamas attack, not only on X.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
Wren was part Ute—a tribe that had flourished in what is today Colorado and Utah—and he had a twirled mustache and black eyes.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
