: 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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Hawley Street at 75th Avenue used to be a thriving light industrial site.
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John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Opponents at the meeting complained about the loss of privacy, traffic congestion and the lack of parking, and said the project by now was supposed to include retail and commercial elements that create a thriving town center.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Vinzoni and his wife, Marlo, who lost multiple businesses in the Palisades fire, and whose home was also damaged, are once again starting to feel like part of a thriving community.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Another concern is the prospect of mining rare earths in the fragile Arctic environment just as Greenland tries to build a thriving tourism industry, said Patrick Schröder, a senior fellow in the Environment and Society program at the Chatham House think-tank in London.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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John Ramos, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Opponents at the meeting complained about the loss of privacy, traffic congestion and the lack of parking, and said the project by now was supposed to include retail and commercial elements that create a thriving town center.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Vinzoni and his wife, Marlo, who lost multiple businesses in the Palisades fire, and whose home was also damaged, are once again starting to feel like part of a thriving community.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Another concern is the prospect of mining rare earths in the fragile Arctic environment just as Greenland tries to build a thriving tourism industry, said Patrick Schröder, a senior fellow in the Environment and Society program at the Chatham House think-tank in London.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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