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Examples of thrive in a Sentence
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy
Origin and Etymology of thrive
Middle English, from Old Norse thrīfask, probably reflexive of thrīfa to grasp
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thrive
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: to grow or develop successfully : to flourish or succeed
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