thrive on

verb

thrived on or throve on; thrived on also thriven on; thriving on; thrives on

: to do well in a particular kind of situation

She thrives on attention.

He actually thrives on stress.

Examples of thrive on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Serialized stories thrive on time spent in the story and, more specifically, with the characters who earn our emotional investment. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 June 2026

The modern wellness industry, however, thrives on the idea that healthy aging requires constant, obsessive measurement and optimization through supplements, wearable devices, expensive scans, or influencers promising to unlock the secret to longevity. — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Fortune, 21 June 2026

As a groundball pitcher, the Royals standout thrives on getting the baseball down in the strike zone. — Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

While humans thrive on ambiguity, context, metaphor and inference, machines generally perform better when information is categorized, tagged, labeled and linked in ways that reduce uncertainty. — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026

Rhymes for thrive on

• aileron
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• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
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• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
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