Collocations for "flourish"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flourish" in context.
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flourish
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [emphatic, rhetorical, literary, artistic, dramatic] flourishes
- a flourish of [trumpets, cornets, horns]
- [handwriting, a signature] with a flourish
- [handwriting] with [neat, artistic, sprawling, messy] flourishes
- his [handwriting] has [a few, many] flourishes
- [finished, ended] with a flourish
- ended the [show, presentation, performance] with a flourish
- with a flourish of his [hand, wand]
- the [band, orchestra, symphony] ended with a flourish
- walked [off, away, out] with a flourish
- [exited, departed, left] with a (big) flourish
- [ushered, showed, led] them inside with a flourish
- added some flourishes to her [signature, artwork]
- a [business, market, civilization] in full flourish
- sports: produced a [late, second-half] flourish
- [the business, the company, his career] is flourishing
- flourishing in the [company, new environment, university]
- [civilization, trade, industry, the arts] flourished
- flourished from [2000] to [2010]
- allow [extremism, discrimination, capitalism, communism] to flourish
- has flourished under the [protection, guidance, leadership, care, rule] of
- has flourished into a great [dancer, actor, scientist]
'flourish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):