- present participle of flourish.
flourishing
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Steven’s wife, Lucy, the driven co-founder of a flourishing social-impact investment fund, pays all the expenses that come with the family’s haute Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Science denialism comes from many directions, and unfortunately we are in a period where it’s flourishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Great Comp is hosting a healthy mix of generalist and mobile species that are "flourishing"
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Pro softball leagues have existed since 1976, but they have lacked the visibility and accessibility imperative to flourishing and gaining popularity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 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
