flourishing
This word is generally positive and used to describe success, growth, or health. It can be used for both people (like a flourishing career) and plants (like flourishing flowers). When used as an adjective, it describes a state of being successful. When used as a verb form (present participle), it describes the actual process of growing or improving.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Karen is at a garden center while David is in a boring corporate meeting.
Karen Smith
The neighbors' hydrangeas are absolutely flourishing. I'm totally green with envy.
David Smith
We just need to leverage a new fertilizer strategy.
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Karen uses 'flourishing' to describe the healthy growth of plants and employs the idiom 'green with envy' to express her jealousy. David responds using corporate jargon ('leverage', 'strategy'), reflecting his persona as a manager who applies work-speak to home life.