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Definition of prosperous
1 : auspicious, favorable
2a : marked by success or economic well-beingb : enjoying vigorous and healthy growth : flourishing
prosperously
adverbprosperousness
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Examples of prosperous in a Sentence
The company had a prosperous year.
He predicted a prosperous future.
Recent Examples of prosperous from the Web
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Twenty years after Hong Kong’s reunification with China, many residents in this prosperous global city say much of the change that has occurred since then hasn’t been for the better.
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From the beginning, the idea that capitalist Hong Kong could remain a thriving, prosperous city under Communist China may have been a tale doomed to an unhappy ending.
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The 54-year-old socialist leader has faced three months of protests from opposition leaders who decry him as a dictator who has wrecked a once-prosperous economy.
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Despite shortcomings, this system has rendered a 75-year period of stability and growth, in which more people became more free and more prosperous than at any other time in human history.
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Crossing the border from Ontario into Michigan, Young and Hastings entered the most prosperous country in the world.
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Schaffer said the mayor is working toward safer and more prosperous neighborhoods.
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Such a prosperous city has plenty of people with money to eat out.
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Ossoff, a 30-year-old Democratic first-time candidate, was a relatively unknown documentary filmmaker before embarking on his campaign in the prosperous Sixth District suburb.
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Origin and Etymology of prosperous
Middle English, from Medieval Latin prosperosus, from Latin prosperus
PROSPEROUS Defined for English Language Learners
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: having success usually by making a lot of money
PROSPEROUS Defined for Kids
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1 : having or showing success or financial good fortune
2 : strong and healthy in growth a prosperous town
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