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as in to flourish
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks
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Recent Examples of prosper
These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
While the chipmaker — and the world's most valuable company — continues to prosper and is expected to show revenue growth of 70% this fiscal year, Wall Street has moved elsewhere, piling into businesses that were hardly visible in the initial years of the artificial intelligence buildout.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosper
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At least one expert, however, said the green could linger for months because algae thrives in summer heat.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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Eleventy’s Made in Italy offering across menswear and womenswear, the latter a burgeoning category, has thrived not just for its muted, easy-to-approach aesthetic, but also for smart pricing, catering to customers otherwise priced out by luxury megabrands.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
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His son Walter returned in 1961 with his wife Daphne, whose decade of dedicated work revived the gardens—and their daughter Felicity, alongside her husband Jeremy Peter‑Hoblyn, carried that legacy forward from the 1970s, allowing the grounds to flourish once again.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Black businesses have flourished, and the backbone of the event has never been stronger.—
Natasha Brown,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk initially gave SpaceX less than a 10% chance of succeeding.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Their golden generation, who succeeded at the last two editions, have faded and new players will need to make their name against Ghana and Panama.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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There was a bottleneck while trying to turn onto Blue Ridge Parkway off I-70, but that was to be expected with so many people arriving.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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Tehran will arrive carrying a big diplomatic stick — the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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“Prosper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosper. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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