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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
In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The 10th in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Ushering in an era marked by recovery, agriculture and viticulture flourished again, alongside mining and granite quarrying.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
White was into astrology and meditation and numerology and Egyptology and a lot of the hippie metaphysics that flourished in California in the ’70s.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
Wilson found quick success in the NFL after a college career that began at NC State, but flourished at Wisconsin.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
New mom-and-pop brands joined Santana and flourished.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Charles was a mainstay under now-United States Women’s National Team head coach Emma Hayes and flourished in the 2023-2024 season, starting every league game, amassing 1,890 minutes, and recording the most goal-creating actions in the league.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
The Chinese came here around the same time as the Spanish, and their char sui bao flourished.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
The 10th in an occasional series of profiles on Southern California athletes who have flourished in their post-playing careers.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Ushering in an era marked by recovery, agriculture and viticulture flourished again, alongside mining and granite quarrying.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
White was into astrology and meditation and numerology and Egyptology and a lot of the hippie metaphysics that flourished in California in the ’70s.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
Wilson found quick success in the NFL after a college career that began at NC State, but flourished at Wisconsin.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
New mom-and-pop brands joined Santana and flourished.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Charles was a mainstay under now-United States Women’s National Team head coach Emma Hayes and flourished in the 2023-2024 season, starting every league game, amassing 1,890 minutes, and recording the most goal-creating actions in the league.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
The Chinese came here around the same time as the Spanish, and their char sui bao flourished.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
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Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Dorian spent 56 days in the neonatal intensive care unit getting respiratory support, surgery, cardiology, and nutritional care, and thrived.—
Darshak Sanghavi,
STAT,
3 June 2026
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Guillaume Henry was creative director between 2009 and 2014, succeeded by co-creative directors Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, who exited in 2016.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
8 June 2026
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In the history of the review requirement, county boards have never succeeded in studying every death.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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In turn, his legend prospered, and Mike the Tailor turned into a 50-year-old business.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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The shooting lasted intermittently for an additional 20 minutes after authorities arrived, the Justice Department said.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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The national team arrived shortly after midnight Sunday night/Monday morning to a warm welcome by fans of the squad.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
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“Flourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flourished. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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