- present participle of flourish.
flourishing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Instead of flourishing, people become abstractions within systems optimized for performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad is still flourishing at 116 years old.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
In Jemima’s first year of high school in New Zealand, her social life was flourishing.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
But Navy Federal Credit Union chief economist Heather Long called it "a split-screen economy" where companies and investors involved in artificial intelligence are flourishing while middle- and moderate-income households grapple with cost hikes.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
When his land was flourishing, he went back home and married a young woman named Susan.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
![]()