burgeon
verb (used without object)
to grow or develop quickly; flourish.
have burgeoned
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present perfectof burgeon.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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New COVID-19 cases in South Africa, which first alerted the world to omicron last week, have burgeoned from about 200 a day in mid-November to more than 16,000 on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
New cases in South Africa have burgeoned from about 200 a day in mid-November to more than 11,500 on Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
As he reveals, disparities have burgeoned during times of peace, declining only during wars and revolutions.
From Nature ● Oct. 16, 2018
Thriving on cheap power, five huge reduction plants have burgeoned in less than four years, now turn out 30% of U.S. pig aluminum.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cities have burgeoned by stealing the farm population.
From Down with the Cities by Tadashi Nakashima
