flourish
verb (used without object)
to be in a vigorous state; thrive.
have been flourishing
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present perfect progressiveof flourish.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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Not that any of those have been flourishing since FTX’s great November crash—but they definitely won’t be poised for a comeback should the SEC gets its way.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2023
While hip-hop and R&B have been flourishing, in recent years much rock music has been floundering towards irrelevance.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 23, 2017
Of those infected in Illinois, most live near cemeteries, where mosquito larvae have been flourishing in water-filled flower vases.
From Time Magazine Archive
And if they did not add to the art, they gave such encouragement that under the emperors it may be said to have been flourishing.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by John Lord
This statement supports an hypothesis that the schools at Oxford must have been flourishing at the time.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Albert William Parry
