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burgeoning

CEFR: C2
Growing, expanding, or developing rapidly and flourishing with robust commercial vigor (e.g. 'burgeoning middle class').

Synonyms

  • mushrooming
  • flourishing
  • proliferating

Common Collocations

  • burgeoning demand
  • burgeoning market
  • burgeoning population

Example Sentence

Multinational retailers are expanding into Southeast Asia to capitalize on the burgeoning consumer market.

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