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bear-fruit
To succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.
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  1. To succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.
blossom
To come into flower; bloom.
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  1. To come into flower; bloom.
  2. To begin to thrive or flourish; develop
  3. To develop; flourish:
burgeon
To put forth buds, shoots, etc.; sprout
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  1. To put forth buds, shoots, etc.; sprout
  2. To begin to grow or blossom.
  3. To grow or develop rapidly; expand; proliferate; flourish
flourish
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
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  1. To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
  2. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
  3. To be at the peak of development, activity, influence, production, etc.; be in one's prime
mushroom
Any of various fungi that produce a fleshy fruiting body, which usually consists of a stalk topped by an umbrella-shaped cap. Many mushrooms are basidiomycetes. Some species of mushrooms are edible, though many are poisonous. The term mushroom is often applied to the stalk and cap alone.
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  1. Any of various fungi that produce a fleshy fruiting body, which usually consists of a stalk topped by an umbrella-shaped cap. Many mushrooms are basidiomycetes. Some species of mushrooms are edible, though many are poisonous. The term mushroom is often applied to the stalk and cap alone.
  2. To grow or spread rapidly
  3. To swell or spread out into a shape similar to a mushroom.
rise
To increase in intensity, force, or speed:
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  1. To increase in intensity, force, or speed:
  2. To puff up or become larger; swell up:
  3. To cause to rise:
increase
To make greater or larger.
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  1. To make greater or larger.
  2. To multiply; reproduce.
  3. To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
radiate
To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant
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  1. To send out rays of heat, light, etc.; be radiant
  2. To give forth or spread (happiness, love, etc.) as if from a center
  3. To come forth or spread out in rays
flourish
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
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  1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
  2. To be at the peak of development, activity, influence, production, etc.; be in one's prime
  3. To grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
blossom-out
(Idiomatic) To blossom, to show beauty.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To blossom, to show beauty.
wax
Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
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  1. Any of various solid, usually yellow substances that melt or soften easily when heated. They are similar to fats, but are less greasy and more brittle. Naturally occurring animal and plant waxes are esters of saturated fatty acids and alcohols of high molecular weight, including sterols. Waxes are also manufactured synthetically from petroleum, and are used to make polishers, lubricants, coatings, waterproofing, crayons, candles, and many other products.
  2. To increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity:
  3. To grow gradually larger, more numerous, etc.; increase in strength, intensity, volume, etc.
batten
To thrive and prosper, especially at another's expense:
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  1. To thrive and prosper, especially at another's expense:
  2. To grow fat; thrive
  3. To become fat.
shine
(Intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
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  1. (Intransitive) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
  2. To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
  3. To cause to shine, as a light.
succeed
To come after and take the place of:
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  1. To come after and take the place of:
  2. (Obsolete) To pass to a person by way of inheritance.
  3. To come next in time or order:
rise-up
To rebel
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  1. To rebel
  2. To rise to the surface
  3. (Of a horse etc) To rear
advance
To move against another, as when attacking:
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  1. To move against another, as when attacking:
  2. To serve as an advance person for a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary.
  3. To cause to move forward:
feather-one-s-nest
(Idiomatic) To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth.
boom
To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound:
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  1. To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound:
  2. To move or position using a crane:
  3. To go rapidly along; move with speed or vigor
flourish
(Now Rare) To write in an ornamental style
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  1. (Now Rare) To write in an ornamental style
  2. To grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
  3. To ornament with something flowery or fanciful
go
To proceed or move according to:
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  1. To proceed or move according to:
  2. (Informal) To urinate or defecate:
  3. To be discarded or abolished:
prosper
(Archaic) To cause to prosper
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  1. (Archaic) To cause to prosper
  2. To be fortunate or successful, especially in terms of one's finances; thrive.
  3. To succeed, thrive, grow, etc. in a vigorous way
score
To record or add (points) to one's score
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  1. To record or add (points) to one's score
  2. (--- Baseball) To bring (a runner) home as by getting a hit
  3. To get (a specified grade) on a test
bloom
(Archaic) To cause to bloom, flower, or flourish
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  1. (Archaic) To cause to bloom, flower, or flourish
  2. (Intransitive) Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.
  3. To bear a flower or flowers; blossom
blossom
To develop; flourish:
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  1. To develop; flourish:
  2. To begin to thrive or flourish; develop
  3. To come into flower; bloom.
flourish
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
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  1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
  2. To grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper
  3. (Obs.) To blossom
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Sentence Examples

  • Turkeys thrive well, grow to a fine size and have flesh of tender quality.

  • They thrive in the Wyoming streams and rivers and are superior game fish.

  • The yak of Thibet cannot long survive in the plains of India, or even on the hills below a certain altitude; and that this is due to climate, and not to the increased density of the atmosphere, is shown by the fact that the same animal appears to thrive well in Europe, and even breeds there readily.

  • Cattle do not thrive, and even poultry are scarce.

  • Burgesses could buy and possess property in towns, which knights were forbidden to acquire; and though they could not intermarry with the feudal classes, it was easy and regular for a burgess to thrive to knighthood.

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