: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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Examples of thriving in a Sentence
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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At the heart of the city is a thriving Airbnb scene, offering visitors an array of accommodations from cozy urban lofts to secluded houseboat retreats.
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Megan Honan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
Hockey romance is a thriving literary subgenre, but some of its fans on TikTok are creating content that blurs the line between fictional players and real-life ones, dividing the community.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Touted for improving ramshackle neighborhoods, urban renewal also ravaged thriving communities.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2023
Extraordinary food experiences like these are now common in Asheville, a town of transplants with a thriving multicultural community.
—Jasmine Ting, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
Out of that need came the inaugural edition of the Medford Trad Jazz Festival, which showcases the thriving local scene.
—Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Imagine a thriving tech startup, successfully operating in a hybrid model during the pandemic.
—Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
In order to maintain a strong and thriving environment to live in it is imperative to have a society that understands mathematics and can utilize it in a career and personal setting.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Its busy shipyard and rich silk factories funded a thriving cultural life, with the influx of foreign merchants and intellectuals adding a cosmopolitan air.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
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Megan Honan, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023
Hockey romance is a thriving literary subgenre, but some of its fans on TikTok are creating content that blurs the line between fictional players and real-life ones, dividing the community.
—Amanda Holpuch, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
Touted for improving ramshackle neighborhoods, urban renewal also ravaged thriving communities.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2023
Extraordinary food experiences like these are now common in Asheville, a town of transplants with a thriving multicultural community.
—Jasmine Ting, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
Out of that need came the inaugural edition of the Medford Trad Jazz Festival, which showcases the thriving local scene.
—Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2023
Imagine a thriving tech startup, successfully operating in a hybrid model during the pandemic.
—Bygleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
In order to maintain a strong and thriving environment to live in it is imperative to have a society that understands mathematics and can utilize it in a career and personal setting.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
Its busy shipyard and rich silk factories funded a thriving cultural life, with the influx of foreign merchants and intellectuals adding a cosmopolitan air.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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