effloresce

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The written-out trills of the 28th Variation effloresced with a mild gleam, and the fughetta of the 10th hit the ear with a tonal wall of sound.

From New York Times

Standing in front of the mural’s various sections causes them to effloresce with color which in turn unlocks a door at the end of the chamber.

From Washington Post

Two decades later the image would effloresce in the story/novella “Cousins”:

From New York Times

As the humidity decreases again, the salts effloresce, releasing the water vapor back into the atmosphere.

From Scientific American

A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.

From Project Gutenberg