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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
Preston and Stacy have a 45-year-long romance that began humbly and has flourished as their family and finances have grown.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The pairing of Wyatt Kaiser and Sam Rinzel has flourished over the last three games.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The single most visually dramatic element is the 111 Founders tower, which flourished after its construction in the early 1970s.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Longtime fans may have had already made the pilgrimage to the cinema great’s Ground Zero in the Mississippi Delta, where the blues first flourished.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Alpert will launch a search for a new coach who will be asked to revive a program which once flourished, advancing to nine consecutive NCAA tournaments under Bobby Cremins from 1985-93.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The Harbormen’s attack has been one of the state’s best all year, though George Ramsey (22 saves) helped Pope Francis limit them as its own attack flourished.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Released 18 years after 28 Weeks Later (2007), the third installment in the postapocalyptic horror series is set on one of the British Isles, where a community has flourished, isolated from the more evolved versions of the infected that still terrorize the region.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
The missing decade During the senior team’s missing decade, the youth teams flourished.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
The pairing of Wyatt Kaiser and Sam Rinzel has flourished over the last three games.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The single most visually dramatic element is the 111 Founders tower, which flourished after its construction in the early 1970s.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Longtime fans may have had already made the pilgrimage to the cinema great’s Ground Zero in the Mississippi Delta, where the blues first flourished.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Alpert will launch a search for a new coach who will be asked to revive a program which once flourished, advancing to nine consecutive NCAA tournaments under Bobby Cremins from 1985-93.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
The Harbormen’s attack has been one of the state’s best all year, though George Ramsey (22 saves) helped Pope Francis limit them as its own attack flourished.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Released 18 years after 28 Weeks Later (2007), the third installment in the postapocalyptic horror series is set on one of the British Isles, where a community has flourished, isolated from the more evolved versions of the infected that still terrorize the region.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
The missing decade During the senior team’s missing decade, the youth teams flourished.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
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Where the original thrived in its simplicity, most of the expansions this sequel makes feel like clutter and take away from the strong core character.—
Chase Hutchinson,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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Seven different species once thrived in the waters off the state’s beaches.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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Trump announced on Friday that Grenell will step down from his post and be succeeded by Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's facilities operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The growth of those local efforts, Gresko said, have succeeded in attracting private composting facilities and developing infrastructure needed for further expansion.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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Still, Rodin prospered under the genial tutelage of Reinhardt and his wife, Helene Thimig.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Giving it one last season before leaving the sport, Jax prospered and made his big league debut on June 8, 2021.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters arrived to heavy fire in a multi-level building on College Point Boulevard.—
Joanna Moriello,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And indeed, Beuerlein, who thought his days as a quarterback were over until Holtz arrived and restored his faith and self-confidence, had already worked through his own emotions in the nearly two weeks since Holtz’s death.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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