flowered

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They flowered and produced fruit as expected, and there were no changes in fruit weight, shape, or sweetness.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

In just two minutes, the movie had delivered everything it promised: a snorting monkey, a sucker in a flowered shirt, a shot of an ominous tire swing and a closeup of a peeled cheekbone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

The titan arum first flowered outside of Sumatra in 1889 in Kew.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

“This is where he really flowered and was able to express himself,” Davis Lear said.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Now the two of us watched the snow fall: barefoot, barelegged Georgie, half naked, with feathers in his hair; me with my long braid, and Lissa’s sweatshirt over Miss Lilian’s flowered skirt.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn