flower
noun
the blossom of a plant.
has flowered
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present perfectof flower (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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What started with Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! – a disorientatingly awkward sketch show with deliberately poor production values – has flowered into a whole tonal universe.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2019
In fact, Seattle’s beekeeping community has flowered in the last 10 years, due in part to the mentorship of beekeeper Corky Luster, former owner of the Ballard Bee Company.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
Thus the Matrix, that set of codes that has flowered into totality.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2018
Katy Waldman notes that “a field of advice columns that lob texts at people’s troubles has flowered recently,” popping up in publications like the New York Times, Lit Hub, and the Paris Review Daily.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2018
We look for this meadow-rue in copses and woodlands from Northern Canada to Florida, and far westward after the early meadow-rue has flowered, but before the tall one spreads its fleecy panicles.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan
