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01. Business has [flourished] since we started advertising on the Internet.
02. Victoria is quickly becoming a [flourishing] center for bicycle tourism.
03. Our roses are really [flourishing] in this nice weather.
04. The actress threw her scarf over her shoulder with a [flourish], and sped off in her sports car.
05. Bronwyn always signed her name with a [flourish].
06. Disease [flourishes] in the poor, filthy ghettos of the country.
07. Recent studies have shown that crime is [flourishing] in the inner cities.
08. There is a Japanese proverb which states that the most beautiful flowers [flourish] in the shade.
09. Although Buddhism began and first [flourished] in India, by 1200, it had almost disappeared there.
10. The [flourishing] city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius around 79 A.D.
11. The culture of the Mayas [flourished] in what is now Mexico from 300 B.C. to 900 A.D.
12. Relative to other countries, religion in the U.S. continues to [flourish].
13. Greece is the world's third leading producer of olives, which [flourish] in the dry climate.
14. Wild tigers can [flourish] only if given enough space and enough prey.
15. There is a French proverb which holds that what you keep rots, but what you give [flourishes].
16. Buddhist and Hindu influences [flourish] side by side in Thailand.
17. Belize is known for its [flourishing] black market in goods imported from the United States and Mexico.
18. The ancient city of Byzantium was the seat of government and the center of a [flourishing] culture blending Oriental and Hellenistic elements.
19. Venice in the 1600s, with its reputation for freedom from social and religious constraints, was the ideal place for opera to [flourish].
20. William C. Menninger once observed that hate can only [flourish] where love is absent.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Flourish — Flour ish, n.; pl. {Flourishes}. 1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never had the like. Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. Decoration; ornament; beauty. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flourish — Flour ish, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF. flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and { ish}.] 1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flourish — (v.) c.1300, to blossom, grow, from O.Fr. floriss , stem of florir blossom, flower, bloom, flourish, from L. florere to bloom, blossom, flower, figuratively to flourish, be prosperous, from flos a flower (see FLORA (Cf. flora)). Metaphoric sense… …   Etymology dictionary

  • flourish — [n] curlicue, decoration curl, embellishment, furbelow, garnish, ornamentation, plume, quirk, spiral, sweep, twist; concepts 259,284 flourish [v1] grow, prosper amplify, arrive, augment, batten, bear fruit, be on top of heap*, bloom, blossom,… …   New thesaurus

  • Flourish — Flour ish, v. t. 1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton. [1913 Webster] 2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flourish — flour‧ish [ˈflʌrɪʆ ǁ ˈflɜːr ] verb [intransitive] if a business or industry flourishes, it is very successful and makes a profit: • The economy is booming and many small businesses are flourishing. * * * flourish UK US /ˈflʌrɪʃ/ verb [I] ► to be… …   Financial and business terms

  • flourish — index brandish, display, flaunt, gain, germinate, increase, pretense (ostentation), proliferate …   Law dictionary

  • flourish — vb 1 *succeed, prosper, thrive Analogous words: bloom, flower, *blossom, blow: increase, augment, multiply: *expand, amplify Antonyms: languish Contrasted words: *wither, shrivel: shrink, Contract: ebb, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • flourish — ► VERB 1) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way. 2) be working or at the height of one s career during a specified period. 3) wave about dramatically. ► NOUN 1) a bold or extravagant gesture or action. 2) an ornamental flowing curve in… …   English terms dictionary

  • flourish — [flʉr′ish] vi. [ME florishen < extended stem of OFr florir, to blossom < LL * florire < L florere < flos, FLOWER] 1. Obs. to blossom 2. to grow vigorously; succeed; thrive; prosper 3. to be at the peak of development, activity,… …   English World dictionary

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