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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
Seventy years later, Jews continue to prosper, and the jeers have only grown louder.
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Rachel Gordan, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
The genre’s eighties pioneers never got near the pop charts, though a couple of bands with hardcore roots, the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine, prospered far away from the scene.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Some of Epstein's other young discoveries had also prospered under his management.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Reducing or eliminating the lot-size requirement would support growth and allow more San Diegans to prosper.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Rachel Gordan, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
The genre’s eighties pioneers never got near the pop charts, though a couple of bands with hardcore roots, the Beastie Boys and Rage Against the Machine, prospered far away from the scene.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 11 June 2025
Some of Epstein's other young discoveries had also prospered under his management.
—New Atlas, 9 June 2025
Reducing or eliminating the lot-size requirement would support growth and allow more San Diegans to prosper.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosper
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Helping new med students thrive Dr. Deeksha Sikri is pathology discipline director for the foundational sciences team.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Elevated athleisure Bold, active, and always on the move—Aries thrives in pieces that merge confidence with comfort.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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While smart contracts flourished on networks like Ethereum and Solana that promoted these capabilities, bitcoin retained primarily a store of value function despite having the largest market capitalization and adoption of any cryptocurrency.—
Aaron Stanley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Bieber’s consistent virality, combined with the beauty industry’s ongoing obsession with cherries and strawberries, created a ripe environment for the micro fruit nail trend to flourish…and keep on flourishing.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
30 June 2025
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During the month of May in the city of San Diego, only 128 out of 2,216 requests for shelter succeeded, largely because facilities are full.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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As of Saturday morning, the fire crew succeeded in containing 75% of this fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
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The notifications buzzing in her back pocket were becoming more frantic, arriving every few minutes now.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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That is not the case for many of the semi-finished products which arrive and are finalized at the major Tata Steel plant in Wales, which sources from its other plants in countries such as India and the Netherlands.—
Chloe Taylor,Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“Prosper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosper. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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