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as in thrived
to grow vigorously
that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather
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as in succeeded
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding
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Recent Examples of flourished
The eighth in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The last time Neptune transited this Earth sign (1875–1889) was during the Gilded Age, when wealth, luxury and decorative arts flourished deliriously even when society grappled with economic inequality.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Her foster, Andrea Coombs, said Peaches' personality has flourished outside the shelter.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The lesson of history, in some sense, is that being adaptable, and having curiosity and a willingness to try out new technologies and new tools, that’s where young people have have flourished the most in the past.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Proof that in the 1800s, when slavery still gripped much of the United States, a thriving, self-sustaining Black community not only existed in Bridgeport, but flourished.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
The garden has flourished under his leadership and now supplies the majority of Sirikoi’s produce, from the citrus and passion fruit served with breakfast to the broccoli and potatoes that accompany dinner.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Plagued by cold weather, the operation never flourished and in 1926, the sugar company pulled out.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
But a new series of fossils found at a site in China includes examples of groups that flourished in the Cambrian living side by side with a few Ediacaran species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
The last time Neptune transited this Earth sign (1875–1889) was during the Gilded Age, when wealth, luxury and decorative arts flourished deliriously even when society grappled with economic inequality.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Her foster, Andrea Coombs, said Peaches' personality has flourished outside the shelter.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The lesson of history, in some sense, is that being adaptable, and having curiosity and a willingness to try out new technologies and new tools, that’s where young people have have flourished the most in the past.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Proof that in the 1800s, when slavery still gripped much of the United States, a thriving, self-sustaining Black community not only existed in Bridgeport, but flourished.
—Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
The garden has flourished under his leadership and now supplies the majority of Sirikoi’s produce, from the citrus and passion fruit served with breakfast to the broccoli and potatoes that accompany dinner.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Plagued by cold weather, the operation never flourished and in 1926, the sugar company pulled out.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
But a new series of fossils found at a site in China includes examples of groups that flourished in the Cambrian living side by side with a few Ediacaran species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
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With the system up and running, the new farm thrived.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Comey has thrived, refining her own particular jolie laide aesthetic, with its offbeat palettes and silhouettes and emphasis on texture.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jeffs succeeded his father, Rulon Jeffs, who was the head of the organization from 1986 until his death in 2002, per CNN.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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New York batters failed on two robot umpire challenges and have succeeded on two of their last 13 attempts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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His parents prospered, opening a fur shop called Paris-New York and moving to the tony Sixteenth Arrondissement.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wool producers prospered on buoyant world prices.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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Named for the Kiawah people who called this island home when British settlers first arrived in 1670, Kiawah Island fronts the Atlantic with ten miles of beach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Michigan finished the job, punctuating a remarkable two-year turnaround for May, who arrived at Michigan in 2024 after taking Florida Atlantic to the Final Four in 2023.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Flourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flourished. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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