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Yes, flourish is playable

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"Flourish" Definition

noun

A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers” ( Frederick D. Bennett).
An embellishment or ornamentation: a signature with a distinctive flourish.
An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.
Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.
An act or instance of brandishing or waving.

verb-intransitive

To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
To do or fare well; prosper: "No village on the railroad failed to flourish” ( John Kenneth Galbraith).
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive: The crops flourished in the rich soil.
To make bold, sweeping movements: The banner flourished in the wind.

verb-transitive

To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.

verb

To grow luxuriantly .
To achieve success .
To be in a state of activity or production .
To reach a height of development or influence.
To make bold and sweeping gestures.

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