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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
Crime has long flourished there.
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Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.
—Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With CeeDee Lamb sidelined for the past three weeks with a high left ankle sprain, Pickens has flourished, becoming the leading receiver for Dallas with 32 receptions for 525 yards and six touchdowns.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
His third album, Black Messiah, earned universal acclaim — a wonderland where funk, rock, and R&B flourished.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Erling Haaland flourished up front for Norway, scoring a hat-trick despite missing two early penalties.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hairwork as a craft flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when women braided and stitched strands into bracelets, rings, wreaths, and brooches.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The film law is one reason Israeli cinema has flourished in the past 25 years and repeatedly tackled the toughest questions in Israeli life.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, Südekum says, the German manufacturing sector actually flourished thanks to trade with China.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.
—Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
With CeeDee Lamb sidelined for the past three weeks with a high left ankle sprain, Pickens has flourished, becoming the leading receiver for Dallas with 32 receptions for 525 yards and six touchdowns.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
His third album, Black Messiah, earned universal acclaim — a wonderland where funk, rock, and R&B flourished.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Erling Haaland flourished up front for Norway, scoring a hat-trick despite missing two early penalties.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hairwork as a craft flourished in the 18th and 19th centuries, when women braided and stitched strands into bracelets, rings, wreaths, and brooches.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The film law is one reason Israeli cinema has flourished in the past 25 years and repeatedly tackled the toughest questions in Israeli life.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
In fact, Südekum says, the German manufacturing sector actually flourished thanks to trade with China.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
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Tim Legler, who has thrived in a game analyst role over the past year-plus, will replace Doris Burke alongside Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson on the lead team.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 21,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Where adopters come back to tell their story of an unwanted animal that thrived in a new home and had a great life.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adam Dullinger’s politicizing moment arrived in the mail one day last spring, in the form of a letter from the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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But nobody in this class excelled.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Leafs chased the Kraken around the Toronto zone for extended periods, failing to control play as Stolarz tried and mostly excelled in keeping his team in it.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Flourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flourished. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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