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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a prosperous business that will soon be expanding
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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
one of the most prosperous families in the community
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants
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Recent Examples of prosperous
The family documents describe comfortable lives and prosperous businesses blown apart by the war and the mounting Nazi menace.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
And a lot of these supposedly progressive policies would aid the prosperous, as well as the middle class and working class.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Archaeologists uncovered a nearly complete, six-foot-tall statue of Athena at the West Theater in Laodicea, once a Roman city so prosperous and famous that it was even mentioned in the Bible.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Benedict explained that years after Hatshepsut's prosperous reign, an army of people set out to scratch her out of history.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
And a lot of these supposedly progressive policies would aid the prosperous, as well as the middle class and working class.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Archaeologists uncovered a nearly complete, six-foot-tall statue of Athena at the West Theater in Laodicea, once a Roman city so prosperous and famous that it was even mentioned in the Bible.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
Benedict explained that years after Hatshepsut's prosperous reign, an army of people set out to scratch her out of history.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperous
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Saugatuck Another hot spot in the western part of the state, Saugatuck has something for every type of traveler, with six beaches, a thriving art scene, and several breweries.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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My father came to Chicago in 1947, met my mother and began a thriving tailoring enterprise that was known throughout the city, suburbs and Midwest.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Taylor was running a successful barber shop in Loganville, Georgia, and was in the process of gaining his green card to continue living in the United States.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Fresh off the unbelievably successful Artemis II lunar flyby mission, NASA is gearing up for an ambitious slate of moon trips to establish a colony by 2036.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
11 May 2026
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That is the message to be gained from this year’s lush and quietly astonishing edition of the Carnegie International, a recurring exhibition run by the Carnegie Museum of Art that is almost as old as the Venice Biennale.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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With a lush outdoor patio and warm service, El Tule offers bold flavors and a taste of tradition.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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Keep yards tidy—overgrowth, dead plants, and weedy driveways are neighborhood no-nos.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2026
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While Bermuda and Kikuyu are weedy if allowed to expand into adjacent planter beds, these are your best choices for areas meant exclusively for grass, at least where water conservation is concerned.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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However, when combined with broader tax regimes, these tax policies may contribute to gradual shifts in where ultra-wealthy individuals allocate assets, particularly toward lower-tax jurisdictions.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Questions persist about whether a billionaire candidate can effectively represent and prioritize the interests of working-class voters, with concerns that billionaires as a demographic cannot be trusted to champion non-wealthy citizens’ concerns in political leadership.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Amid rampant social media speculation, a spokesperson for the investment company has said that Fidelity is actually growing and that the changes to its technology and product operating model are not about cutting costs.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Billboards strike me as an obvious metonym for our rampant consumerism, but maybe that, too, is only half the picture.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The great golden digger wasp, Sphex icheneumoneus, is a large wasp that sports golden hairs on the head and thorax and has a distinctive half orange half black abdomen.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The Jura’s most famous and valuable wine is its Vin Jaune—French for yellow or golden wine—which is made from Savagnin and is matured in oak barrels for a minimum of 75 months during which the barrels are untouched until bottling.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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But now all that luxuriant coat is starting to come off.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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