: 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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The country’s winemaking capacity was significantly reduced as a result – but Klimov and others are determined to keep the industry not just alive but thriving.
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Watson said the declines in auction market totals, due largely to weakness at the very high end, has obscured an increasingly thriving gallery and art fair scene filled with younger collectors buying and learning about new artists.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Once the owner of a thriving catering business, Wilson says a series of bad decisions caused her company to collapse.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Watson said the declines in auction market totals, due largely to weakness at the very high end, has obscured an increasingly thriving gallery and art fair scene filled with younger collectors buying and learning about new artists.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Once the owner of a thriving catering business, Wilson says a series of bad decisions caused her company to collapse.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
Vermont had banned slavery for adults in 1777 and was home to a small but thriving free Black population.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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