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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
For D’Amaro, part of the challenge will be living up to the standards set by Iger, who helped the company prosper during his long career.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
For much of the intervening period, Bangladesh prospered.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Mark Wolfson, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, who has studied the group, has likened it to a franchise business in which a new owner is given just a bit of instruction and is then expected to find a way to prosper.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites.
—Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
For much of the intervening period, Bangladesh prospered.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Mark Wolfson, a professor at the University of California, Riverside, who has studied the group, has likened it to a franchise business in which a new owner is given just a bit of instruction and is then expected to find a way to prosper.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosper
Verb
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There's a reason, though, that this city has thrived in one way or another since the 14th century.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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Every independent bookstore survives by nurturing that connection between audiences and art, and the Booksmith has thrived by making those invisible connections between writers and readers visible.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2026
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More diverse voices, once overlooked in beauty, including Black women and other women of color, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, flourished during the era.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the recent cold weather, my coonties, which are Florida native plants, and my society garlic plants, blooming with tiny purple flowers, all survived and are flourishing.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Rufe said the federal government was unlikely to succeed at trial.—
TASSANEE VEJPONGSA,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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The company said that Essa Kazim has been appointed to succeed bin Sulayem as chairman, and that Yuvraj Narayan has been appointed to succeed him as CEO.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Feb. 2026
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Miami arrived in Los Angeles as the team to beat, with high morale and ambition to defend its title.—
Jad El Reda
Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Once Duarte arrived, prosecutors say, Cameron Street members emerged from the backyard and shot him 10 times, killing him.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Prosper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosper. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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