burgeon

verb

ˈbər-jən How to pronounce burgeon (audio)
variants also bourgeon
Definition of burgeonnext
1
as in to increase
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 to thrive
to grow vigorously the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good

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

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Recent Examples of burgeon This made the burgeoning technology a great resource of company or even store-specific information. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Bajaria joined Netflix at a time when streaming was still a burgeoning industry and helped shepherd the company’s rise to dominance by overseeing its content offerings. — Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Nature Morte remained consistently successful, despite a dip in Europe’s economic fortune in the 2010s that saw Nagy turn to India, whose art scene was now burgeoning, for a large portion of sales. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026 Fan votes kept him on the show until Tuesday, when he and Carson, and her burgeoning baby bump, were eliminated. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burgeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgeon
  1. increase
  2. thrive
  3. bloom
  4. rise
  5. flourish
  6. flower
  7. swell
  8. blossom
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  • To increase supply, the International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release more than 20 million barrels of fuel to the market.
    — Arathy Somasekhar Reuters, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Preparing multiple missions Manufacturing more rocket hardware will not increase launch frequency unless teams can prepare several missions simultaneously.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
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  • Beyond denim, Madewell thrives in the classic silhouettes and versatile designs department.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ergot theory, despite being debunked within a year of being published, has continued to spread and thrive like fungus on rye.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrive
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  • At that moment, the blooming onion arrived along with another Glenlivet.
    — Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There yet remain some open spaces where both at once can bloom.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bloom
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  • The price of Brent crude oil rose to $106 per barrel this morning.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rise
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  • This was placed in a room where three Juszkiewicz works hinged on flourishing gladioli and calla, next to Valentino’s gowns that expressed his couture skills with sequined and embroidered dresses embellished with floral references and leaf motifs.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Pelphrey’s recent Emmy win for Task only reinforces that view, as do the flourishing careers of Lewis Pullman and Imogen Poots.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of flourish
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  • Lobbies, courtyards, guest rooms, and external façades are filled with flowering vines and built with natural materials that make the surrounding valley feel ever-present.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Consider planting flowering perennials alongside sedges and grasses, and incorporating shrubs and small trees, if space allows.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of flower
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  • The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Global manufacturers increased their purchases of components and raw materials in September as demand swelled.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of swell
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  • But as the city blossomed — its population is now nearly 270,000 — the political culture remained fairly static.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Cam Schlittler, fresh off his first full season, is going to be named the American League Cy Young, and Brent Headrick and Paul Blackburn blossomed into high-leverage relievers.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Burgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgeon. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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