- present participle of flourish.
flourishing
Example Sentences
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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
It isn't only South East Asia - scam centres also flourishing in countries such as India and the UAE.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
These cotton mills were big and flourishing and most of the workers in the town were poor.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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