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Definition of Burgeoned
1. burgeon [v] - See also: burgeon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Burgeoned
Literary usage of Burgeoned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Indeed, it did appear in the pages of Time with some frequency: Sometimes new
settlements, unmarked on the maps, had burgeoned into large communities in ..."
2. Poet Lore (1921)
"burgeoned into tawny wings And twinkling topaz feet, Till there staggered forth
at last on the sand, in seemly A gallant show of hazel-eyed, ..."
3. Gids Voor Moderne Architectuur in Nederland by Paul Groenendijk, Piet Vollaard, Piet Rook (1998)
"From then on OMA burgeoned into an internationally operating office with commissions
in ... OMA burgeoned into a laboratory for new architectural concepts, ..."
4. E-learning in Tertiary Education: Where Do We Stand? by OECD Staff, SourceOECD (Online service), SourceOECD (2005)
"Chapter 5 Partnership and networking Partnership has burgeoned in tertiary ...
Partnership has burgeoned in tertiary education over the last decades, ..."
5. The Philosophy of Literature by Condé Bénoist Pallen (1897)
"From this soil burgeoned the great literatures of Spain, ... The soil had been
well prepared, and art burgeoned from it in a splendid luxuriance. ..."
6. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"How the little twig planted then has burgeoned and blossomed ! — the best of
blossoms being, as you say, the spiritual relation of conscious sympathy. ..."
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