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burgeon

[bur-juhn] / ˈbɜr dʒən /


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It’s why Redick’s got a plan to help this community rebuild, a foundation that will start with the rec center and burgeon into a lifeline for public facilities around Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2025

If the 20% mandate were in place now, for example, EPSCoR’s budget would burgeon to about $1.75 billion.

From Science Magazine Jun. 2, 2022

As a result, the second joey, after it is born and has grown in the pouch, will be exiting the pouch around the time that spring grasses burgeon, when there is plenty to eat.

From New York Times Mar. 2, 2020

The season’s traditions burgeon with messages of brotherhood and good will.

From Washington Times Dec. 23, 2019

But when from hibernation we emerge on The vernal prime and things begin to sprout, Our Ulster policy shall also burgeon; With sap of April coursing through our blood We too shall burst in bud.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 25, 1914 by Various

Lithium ion batteries are expected to remain the dominant battery chemistry as the industry burgeons, especially in transportation.

From Reuters Aug. 6, 2021

The music burgeons and recedes, with different instrumental groups sometimes at odds with each other, sometimes in sync.

From New York Times Nov. 26, 2020

Its emphasis falls on the folly of killing the thing that you wish would endure; terror burgeons in the gap between what was desired and what was achieved.

From The New Yorker Aug. 21, 2019

His childlike curiosity burgeons into an adolescent’s need for experimentation and, finally, independence.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2017

Madame Manec’s energy, Marie-Laure is learning, is extraordinary; she burgeons, shoots off stalks, wakes early, works late, concocts bisques without a drop of cream, loaves with less than a cup of flour.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Meanwhile, state-supported pre-K and child-care programs have burgeoned, completely disconnected from Head Start.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

They acted, in effect, as lower court federal judges, until business and commerce and the law burgeoned.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2025

But as Jiang’s fame burgeoned, criticism and scepticism surrounding her skills also started to bubble.

From BBC Nov. 7, 2024

As the war in Gaza nears the six-month mark, the humanitarian situation has burgeoned into a full-blown crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2024

The hedges burgeoned, and the fields were heavy with bounty.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Her natural acting ability was evident, but the burgeoning childhood career came at a cost.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

In era when so much about the news is just plain depressing, what stands out about the burgeoning public rebellion against Flock security cameras is just how fun it all is.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Suburban growth—and burgeoning communities across the South and West—means the report has some conspicuous absences.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

On Monday, it said the IPO was more than 8,000 times oversubscribed by retail investors, a sign that interest in the burgeoning industry is strong.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

At home, burgeoning manhood was a trigger for apprehension.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore




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