: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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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This grew into a thriving business that branched into equestrian training and lessons, trail rides and in 1969, vaulting.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The motel was once part of a thriving corridor between Stockton and Sacramento before it was bypassed by Highway 99.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Competitiveness enables businesses to keep more of their revenue, while a steady tax system allows companies to build a thriving future.
—Blanche Lincoln, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Cincinnati in the first half of the 19th century was a thriving metropolis, one of the United States' 10 largest cities and one of the largest in the West.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
The motel was once part of a thriving corridor between Stockton and Sacramento before it was bypassed by Highway 99.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Competitiveness enables businesses to keep more of their revenue, while a steady tax system allows companies to build a thriving future.
—Blanche Lincoln, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Cincinnati in the first half of the 19th century was a thriving metropolis, one of the United States' 10 largest cities and one of the largest in the West.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for thriving
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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