abloom

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There were gardens abloom, fruit trees and grapevines, making a pleasant odor in the early autumnal sun.

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  • The bright hues of the season are on the walls as well as on the trees, thanks to four vibrant new art shows This spring, Manhattan is abloom-both in the parks and in the galleries.
  • 8. From the crimson high crest of the purple-peaked roof to the soft-coloured sides That brighten as ever they widen till downward the level is won Of the soundless and colourless water that knows not the sense of the sun: From the crown of the culminant arch to the floor of the lakelet abloom, One infinite blossom of blossoms innumerable aflush through the gloom. —  Songs of the Springtides and Birthday Ode Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol. III
  • The pitahaya, often more than thirty feet high and twelve to twenty-four inches diameter, is a fit companion for the Joshua, with an equally startling blossom To go out on the desert ... and meet these cacti is like whispering into the ear of the Sphinx, and listening at her locked lips and to go out in April and see them suddenly abloom is as though the lips of the Sphinx should part and utter solemn words. —  The Romance of the Colorado River
  • The more open spots were all abloom, even so early in the season, with anemones of wondrous size, both white and rose-colored, and violets that betrayed themselves by their rich fragrance, even if their blue eyes failed to meet your own. —  The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni
  • Suburbs 'blah now Elysian fields of flowers abloom and graced by spring's rejuvant powers, —  post-gazette.com - News
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/əˈblum/
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