prospered

past tense of prosper

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Recent Examples of prospered The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 For four decades the appellation prospered on a reputation for concentration and the firm tannic grip of Syrah and Grenache grown in its famous schist soils. Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 In the 10 years since a landmark peace accord was signed with FARC guerrillas, much of Colombia has prospered. CBS News, 22 June 2026 An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2026 In recent years, as several competitors have closed or scaled back, Dick’s has prospered. Time, 9 June 2026 For 10 generations, the American republic has prospered. John Stossel, Oc Register, 30 May 2026 During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 May 2026 In turn, his legend prospered, and Mike the Tailor turned into a 50-year-old business. Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospered
Verb
  • Many insisted that heavy armored vehicles could never conquer the hilly terrains in which horses thrived.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • Steely Dan thrived in the age of the greatest hits compilation, and the band’s 1978 Greatest Hits collected most of the band’s popular singles on two LPs.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The emergence of alternative models comes as corporate America tightens its belt on AI spending, and presents another challenge for OpenAI and Anthropic, which have flourished over the past few years by selling the most cutting-edge technology.
    Deirdre Bosa,Jasmine Wu, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • While the rest of the country struggled under restrictive Prohibition laws, Kansas City flourished, thanks in large part to the free-flowing liquor that poured in under the watch of political boss Tom Pendergast.
    Meghan Palmer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • SpaceX has yet to attempt such a recovery with Ship but has succeeded in doing so with Super Heavy three times so far.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 July 2026
  • The states succeeded in convincing a judge to freeze the merger in advance of a trial.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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