: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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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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Things are beginning to return to normal for the growing and thriving community, Bautista said, but noted that residents, many of whom still live with the emotional trauma of leaving their original home, are likely bracing themselves for the next natural disaster.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2024
But make sure your grow containers can sustain a thriving root system by keeping in mind the above factors.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2024
But make sure your grow containers can sustain a thriving root system by keeping in mind the above factors.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 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 5 May. 2024.
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