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as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy
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Recent Examples of thrive
After some growing pains to cap the regular season, the trio thrived in the playoffs.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
What separates thriving marriages from struggling ones isn’t the absence of difficulty, but the willingness to face hard truths and work through them together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
What separates thriving marriages from struggling ones isn’t the absence of difficulty, but the willingness to face hard truths and work through them together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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When there's minimal to no oxygen, the spores can flourish.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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This holistic approach to family wellness reflects Kerr's commitment to creating products that nurture both body and business and prove that when personal values align with professional vision, both can flourish together.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is why skills like process optimization, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance are in strong demand to keep innovation in check and to ensure businesses continue to prosper while genuinely benefiting humanity.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, the overall bullpen still figures to prosper.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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By The New York Times In the chaos, thousands of other gunmen arrived with a different agenda — targeting Alawites in a rampage of sectarian killings.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The church as a refuge Since 2022, more than 200,000 asylum seekers arrived to New York City, some arriving by bus as Republican states sought to overwhelm the city’s sanctuary status.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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