burgeoned

verb

variants also bourgeoned
past tense of burgeon
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean

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2
as in thrived
to grow vigorously the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good

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3
as in bloomed
to produce flowers chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall

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Recent Examples of burgeoned The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise began with the original 1984 installment — which starred Heather Langenkamp as well as Johnny Depp in his film debut — and burgeoned into one of the most beloved and well-known horror franchises of all time. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 Over 35 years, the number and complexity of medical treatments has burgeoned as have salaries and profits of for-profit providers. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 The parts of Linda incorporated into the district include a corridor east of the highway and south of Marysville where a Costco, Walmart and other commercial and retail development have burgeoned in recent years. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026 In recent years, Ukraine's domestic drone interceptor market has burgeoned, producing some key players who tout their products at international arms shows. — Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026 The interest burgeoned from visibility and opportunity feeding off itself into generational momentum. — Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026 As the public became increasingly environmentally conscious and organic farmers mounted a parallel back-to-the-land movement, a market for organic food burgeoned, especially on the West Coast. — Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026 Their friendships burgeoned when each was a member of Palisades High’s JV football team. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 His career as an actor burgeoned alongside his art career, which took off when soul, funk, and R&B group the Neville Brothers tapped him to create the cover for their 1989 Grammy-winning breakthrough album Yellow Moon. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeoned
  1. increased
  2. thrived
  3. bloomed
  4. rose
  5. flourished
  6. flowered
  7. swelled
  8. blossomed
Verb
  • During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • Our species was born in the cold Pleistocene, thrived in the comfortable Holocene, and may have plunged Earth into this new epoch, defined by our own dominance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Shooters have thrived in Campbell’s spacing due to how much attention point guards and bigs generate off the pick-and-roll.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrived
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  • That early exchange helped establish a connection between the two that eventually bloomed into a four-year romance.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In Egypt, lotus blossoms crowned temples as symbols of rebirth, while in the Islamic world, marble arabesques bloomed across mosques to evoke paradise.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bloomed
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  • During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Was the last petal from the enchanted rose about to fall, this beauty of a season due to turn ugly?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of rose
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  • The demand has grown so high that an underground gray market has flourished in delivering those cult-classic burgers to hungry customers.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flourished
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  • And now EatFuti has flowered into the first-in-the-nation (to our understanding) State Fair food delivery service — a brand offshoot based, again, in solving a problem, this one much more personal.
    — Courtney Crowder, Des Moines Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026
Definition of flowered
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  • The ranks of the protesters have also swelled to include some more opportunistic looters and agitators.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Piper Sandler’s annual teen survey — polling 9,000 teens across 47 states — shows overall beauty spend swelled 7 percent this year, with growth across all key categories, including cosmetics, skin care, hair and fragrance.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of swelled
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  • That same year, Robbie and Ackerley’s friendship blossomed into a romance.
    — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But as the city blossomed — its population is now nearly 270,000 — the political culture remained fairly static.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of blossomed

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“Burgeoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeoned. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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