: 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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Hudson Square is a thriving and buzzing creative hub–and the Dominick’s Street Art Search is designed so their guests could experience exactly that.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
Turku, one of Finland’s oldest cities and a former capital, sits on the southwest coast and blends a thriving art and food scene with museums, riverboat tours and water sports.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Additionally, this practice allows the plant to focus its energy on healthy, thriving branches instead of wasting resources on unhealthy ones.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
One of Finland’s oldest cities and its former capital, this southwest coast gem offers a thriving art and food scene, museums, riverboat tours and water sports — a city break and a seaside holiday in one.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
Turku, one of Finland’s oldest cities and a former capital, sits on the southwest coast and blends a thriving art and food scene with museums, riverboat tours and water sports.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Additionally, this practice allows the plant to focus its energy on healthy, thriving branches instead of wasting resources on unhealthy ones.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 June 2026
One of Finland’s oldest cities and its former capital, this southwest coast gem offers a thriving art and food scene, museums, riverboat tours and water sports — a city break and a seaside holiday in one.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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