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| 1. | [ adjective ] having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life | |
| Synonyms: | growing thriving | |
| Examples: | "flourishing crops" "flourishing chicks" "a growing boy" "fast-growing weeds" "a thriving deer population" |
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| Related terms: | healthy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] very lively and profitable | |
| Synonyms: | thriving prosperous palmy roaring prospering booming | |
| Examples: | "flourishing businesses" "a palmy time for stockbrokers" "a prosperous new business" "doing a roaring trade" "a thriving tourist center" "did a thriving business in orchids" |
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| Related terms: | successful | |
| Similar spelling: |
flourish fluorescein fluorosis fluoresceine fluorspar fluoresce floorshow |
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