- present participle of burgeon.
burgeoning
Example Sentences
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"National water resource plans... do not adequately account for the burgeoning demand from infrastructure such as AI data centres. This oversight risks intensifying water stress in already vulnerable regions."
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The city of Vlore is a central point on the burgeoning tourist trail of what is sometimes called the Albanian Riviera.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Associated Press, for instance, listed “defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the state’s Midcoast and Downeast regions, about a dozen tour operators have sprung up to serve the burgeoning puffin-cruise business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He felt such a burgeoning fear in his chest that it was hard to breathe.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
