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bloomed

British

/ bluːmd /

adjective

Also called: coated. photog optics (of a lens) coated with a thin film of magnesium fluoride or some other substance to reduce the amount of light lost by reflection

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In the long poem “A Few Days,” he calls to mind a scene like a snapshot: “purple loosestrife / bloomed in swathes / that turned the railway ditch and fields into a / sunset-reflecting lake.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

By night, darkness enveloped the streets, but electricity and reparto music bloomed sporadically from bodegas and bars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

They wanted the law changed by the time the snowdrops bloomed the following spring.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

During the early pandemic, a peculiar optimism bloomed among those hunkering into lockdown.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Kaltain’s lips pursed for a moment, but then bloomed into a full smile.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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