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burgeoning

[ bur-juh-ning ]

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adjective

growing or developing quickly:
The company was criticized for not doing more to pare down its burgeoning debt.
(of a plant) putting forth buds, flowers, shoots, etc.:
The overcast sky was more than made up for by the brilliant purple blossoms of the burgeoning jacaranda trees.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of burgeoning¹

burgeon ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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In the meantime, the burgeoning AI industry needs to be sure it embraces bug hunters and security researchers, she says.

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Faith-based content is a niche, but also a burgeoning theatrical market.

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This frankness means I’m inclined to believe Remmick and his burgeoning cult of bloodsuckers when they swear that the afterlife is the only place where our protagonists can truly be free.

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Moreover, his staunch defense of the free market put him at odds with ordinary Peruvians, who were reeling from the country’s economic crisis and a burgeoning civil conflict.

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And they also recognized the burgeoning peaceful coexistence between them.

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