: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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Examples of thriving in a Sentence
our new landscaping business is thriving
the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
But that’s not how thriving metropolises typically come to exist.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for thriving
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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