I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a plant thrives/flourishes (= grows well )
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A lot of plants thrive in partial shade.
sb’s talents flourish (= develop successfully )
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The school created an atmosphere in which young talent could flourish.
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■ ADVERB
once
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What is more, after Al-Gazali philosophy flourished once again, and not only with Averroes.
still
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There are the giant mangrove forests at the mouth of the Ganges, where a few Bengal tigers still flourish .
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Yet this and all of his other jar communities are still flourishing years later under florescent room lights.
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Theold gangster's dictatorship still flourishes .
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Meanwhile, the fur trade is still flourishing .
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When Mozart joined the movement many small lodges were still flourishing in Vienna.
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Domestic foie gras production was started in upstate New York, where the industry is still flourishing .
■ NOUN
business
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That is the best way of providing a good environment in which businesses can flourish .
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Over the years, the business flourished .
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Many years ago several small businesses flourished , besides farming; a cobbler, fishmonger, fruiterer, village store and butcher.
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Both improved letter services and the immediacy of the telephone enabled distant business operations to flourish .
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The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers.
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The rest comes from rural businesses that flourish only in richer areas.
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I am glad that the business continues to flourish in the capable hands of Rodney Shipsey - the third generation.
industry
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They have to be recruited and retained for the industry to flourish .
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Demand for female labor grew rapidly after 1900, as the clerical and sales industries flourished .
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A number of lesser industries flourished too.
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An entire industry has flourished around securing coveted access to public places and people.
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Domestic foie gras production was started in upstate New York, where the industry is still flourishing .
plant
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Some believe that new plants flourish if their early growth coincides with the growing of a new moon.
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Always leave enough for the plant to flourish .
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Nearby was a 400-square-yard warehouse with more plants flourishing in conditions controlled by artificial lighting and automatic watering systems.
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Countless species of plants and animals flourish amid soaring trees where once there were only stumps and weeds.
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Many of the same plants flourish there as here.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She came in excitedly, flourishing a letter with her exam results.
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The painting showed two gates guarded by imposing military figures flourishing swords.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Among the learned, however, the early eighteenth century was an age in which Deism flourished.
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And in the end, it is all of us who allow this blood sport to flourish .
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Carver and his friends are drunk, beaten up, and have flourished a ludicrous gift.
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It can flourish or struggle cannily to survive.
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Just one insect in fifty lives in such a way, but those that take up a shared existence may flourish .
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Nothing is maintained, sewer networks, water pipes, or treatment plants, so health hazards have flourished.
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Talking about how you are getting along in a relationship is going to help it to flourish and grow.
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Yet, without a ground and adequate pitch, the sport was unlikely to flourish .
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
final
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And the ending is slightly unsatisfactory, arguably deficient in the final twist or flourish .
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When the weather's good there's nothing like a luxurious dessert to give a special menu a final flourish .
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But that simply set the stage for a final , beautiful flourish from Robins.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lucas' speech was full of rhetorical flourishes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alice ended with a flourish of her bow, held it high in the air and found herself laughing in triumph.
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He had a business card, which he presented with a theatrical flourish when I told him where I was headed.
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His had to have an additional flourish .
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I encourage them to make more of their homework, to do it with a flourish and with spirit.
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In Hong Kong, equities ended 1995 with a flourish , with the benchmark index at a high for the year.
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Omar greeted those nearby as he spread their blanket with a flourish on to the damp ground.
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That usually works out at about a fiver a flourish .