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flourishing

[ flur-i-shing, fluhr- ]

adjective

  1. growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous:

    a flourishing little business.



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Other Words From

  • flourish·ing·ly adverb
  • un·flourish·ing adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of flourishing1

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; flourish, -ing 2

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Example Sentences

Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.

Strangio is at his best when exposing what appears to be a flourishing civil society in Cambodia.

The Barzani government, on the other hand, has had flourishing ties with Turkey.

But there was certainly a flourishing of it right after World War II.

So yes, couture is alive and flourishing, thanks to wealth located far from its spiritual home of Paris.

Hence it can be seen what hope there is of establishing a flourishing christian church by such evangelists.

It was at one time a favoured and flourishing agricultural colony, but from various causes sank into neglect.

Havana, however had long been flourishing before the seat of Government had been transferred to it from Santiago.

Until a few years ago the quarter known as the, Parian was the flourishing centre of the half-caste traders.

I have seen in a single night the most flourishing orange-tree stripped of every leaf by this mischievous creature.

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