: 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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In the premiere episode Woodruff travels to El Mirador, a former thriving Mayan city now hidden by a near-impenetrable rainforest, to witness the park rangers who are risking their lives to save the rainforest at large and their heritage.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Where to Eat and Drink The toast-worthy Virginia’s Blue Ridge Cheers Trail showcases the region’s thriving craft beverage scene across more than a dozen breweries and wineries in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including Golden Cactus Brewing and Stoney Brook Vineyards.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Five years on, those deals—colloquially known as the Abraham Accords—aren’t exactly thriving.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Where to Eat and Drink The toast-worthy Virginia’s Blue Ridge Cheers Trail showcases the region’s thriving craft beverage scene across more than a dozen breweries and wineries in the Blue Ridge Mountains, including Golden Cactus Brewing and Stoney Brook Vineyards.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Originally from Ohio, Frank came to what is now Fort Lauderdale in 1893 and founded a thriving trading business with the Seminoles and eventually worked as the area’s postmaster.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Five years on, those deals—colloquially known as the Abraham Accords—aren’t exactly thriving.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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 21 Oct. 2025.
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