flourishing

[flur-i-shing, fluhr-] / ˈflɜr ɪ ʃɪŋ, ˈflʌr- /

ADJECTIVE

prospering, going well

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blooming burgeoning expanding growing prosperous thriving

STRONG

mushrooming rank roaring

WEAK

doing well exuberant going strong in full swing in the pink in top form lush luxuriant profuse rampant rich robust successful vigorous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

declining failing losing

WEAK

ceasing decreasing languishing stunted undeveloping

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flourishing

Indeed, the words "HELP" and "SOS" have been scratched out in the weeds now flourishing on the exposed lake bed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Her new parternship with 20-year-old Lexi Potter is flourishing and has allowed Walsh to get further up the pitch and play with more freedom.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Human flourishing has never been measured in job titles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Though undisclosed ads violate community guidelines on TikTok, Meta Platforms and YouTube—as well as Federal Trade Commission rules—the ecosystem is flourishing on each platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

At the most obvious level, these numbers confirmed with enhanced precision the self-evident reality that slavery was a sectional phenomenon that was dying out in the North and flourishing in the South.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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