flourished

The notary solemnly took the pen, flourished it above his head, and said:

The Debating Club flourished and gave several concerts; there were one or two parties almost verging on grown-up affairs; there were sleigh drives and skating frolics galore.

“Jean Baptiste Greuze,” Holmes continued, joining his finger tips and leaning well back in his chair, “was a French artist who flourished between the years 1750 and 1800.

It was encircled by huge old willows and tall firs, beneath which flourished flowers that loved the shade.