burgeon
verb (used without object)
to grow or develop quickly; flourish.
have been burgeoning
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present perfect progressiveof burgeon.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Pentecostalism and related “charismatic” religious movements — such as evangelicalism — have been burgeoning in Latin America for at least the past century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
In the past decade, particularly, California hillsides have been burgeoning with more up-to-the-minute architectural neatness than any comparable area in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
I expect you have been burgeoning mightily since I left London, and I should not be surprised to learn that you have put the Daily Gazette and its kind definitely behind you.
From The Message by H. M. (Henry Matthew) Brock
