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Another word for flourish

Verb

  1. To grow rapidly and luxuriantly

    2. See also:

    thrive

  2. To do or fare well

    3. Idioms:
    See also:

    thrive

  3. To be in one's prime

    4. Idioms:
    See also:

    thrive

  4. To wield boldly and dramatically

    5. See also:

    express

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Another word for flourish

Noun
    2. See also:

    ostentation

    decoration

Another word for flourish

Verb

  1. To wave triumphantly

  2. To prosper

    3. See also:

    prosper

    grow

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Sentence Examples

  • All the more common fruit-trees flourish in most districts.

  • He signed with a flourish and suddenly turning to his son began to laugh.

  • He signed the paper with a flourish and returned the pen to its elaborate bronze holder.

  • Many industries flourish on the outskirts of the town, including rope and net manufactures, flour mills, saw mills, mining railways, paper mills.

  • The city continued to flourish under the Romans, who made it a colony, with the name Colonia Victrix Julia Nova Carthago.

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