thrive
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thrived
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thriving\ ˈthrī-viŋ
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burgeon (also bourgeon), flourish, prosper
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These men, and others, have contributed to a long-held—and false—belief that black boys can’t thrive as long as single mothers lead the families. — Candice Benbow, Glamour, "When They See Us Finds Redemption for the Central Park Five—And for Their Mothers," 30 May 2019 Overall enrollment at colleges and universities is down for the seventh year in a row, continuing a trend that is putting pressure on many smaller schools even as some bigger schools thrive. — Jake Holland, WSJ, "College Enrollments Fall Again, With Some Notable Exceptions," 30 May 2019 Why Australian fashion has become an industry where women can thrive probably has something to do with the clothes Aussie women covet. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Swim, Sunnies, and Sustainability—What’s Up at Sydney’s Annual Resort Fashion Week," 21 May 2019 If said tree were a year-round feature of the home, growing and thriving with time, that would be one thing. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Fake Christmas Trees Are the Future and That's a Good Thing for Everyone—and Their Carpets," 18 Dec. 2018 And what if, all the while, your lawn was thriving, with no wasted water? — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, "This Clever Gadget Turns Your Existing Sprinkler System Into a Smart, Voice-Controlled Sprinkler," 16 May 2019 Big, who in the film is taught from a young age to strive toward responsibility, agreeability, and success, can’t thrive, or even survive, in a world that uses his desires as a way to subjugate him. — Prince Shakur, Teen Vogue, ""Native Son" Reflects a World Where Young Black Men Are Often Set Up to Fail," 16 Apr. 2019 Green tea also thrives in the volcanic soil of Jeju; for 40 years, AmorePacific has cultivated green tea gardens on the island, engineering varieties to maximize their skin-protective properties. — Jenny Bailly, Allure, "What I Learned About the State of K-Beauty in 2019 by Going Straight to the Source," 21 Mar. 2019 Capitalism thrives in free market societies, dictated by the private companies that are in competition. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "What is Capitalism?," 7 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thrive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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