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flourish
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[ verb ] grow stronger
Examples "The economy was booming" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Geneva , instead of becoming the City_of_God , as John had dreamed , had in the two years since he had been there , continued to be a godless place where all manner of vice flourished . (Leon Uris, Mila 8....)He wondered how they could go_on in poverty , superstition , ignorance , with a complete lack of desire to make either their land or their lives flourish . |
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[ noun ] a showy gesture
Examples "she entered with a great flourish" Used in print (John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)Some distribution costs are kept up by competitive pressure , some by the fact that the customers have come to expect certain niceties and flourishes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] gain in wealth
Synonyms Used in print (Los Angeles Times...)Where only one club existed before , he says , two will flourish henceforth . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an ornamental embellishment in writing
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[ noun ] a display of ornamental speech or language
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