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as in thrived
to grow vigorously
the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers
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as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks
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Recent Examples of prospered
In turn, his legend prospered, and Mike the Tailor turned into a 50-year-old business.
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Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Decades later, Playbill began covering theater with feature stories about Broadway shows as the White Way prospered.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
All of which now makes for a sad twist, particularly considering how both franchises prospered by the association along the way.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Footage unveiled today exclusively for the room showed a power struggle brewing in between the forces of good, who prospered in a stunning magical kingdom of woods and water, and those who want to root it out.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
While Standard Oil’s bread and butter was the sale of kerosene, which replaced whale oil for lighting homes and businesses, its descendants prospered through the sale of gasoline for the ever-growing use of cars and trucks.
—Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
His parents prospered, opening a fur shop called Paris-New York and moving to the tony Sixteenth Arrondissement.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
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
Only Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, managed by Redevelopment Agency Chairman Irwin Sawitz, has prospered.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Decades later, Playbill began covering theater with feature stories about Broadway shows as the White Way prospered.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
All of which now makes for a sad twist, particularly considering how both franchises prospered by the association along the way.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Footage unveiled today exclusively for the room showed a power struggle brewing in between the forces of good, who prospered in a stunning magical kingdom of woods and water, and those who want to root it out.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
While Standard Oil’s bread and butter was the sale of kerosene, which replaced whale oil for lighting homes and businesses, its descendants prospered through the sale of gasoline for the ever-growing use of cars and trucks.
—Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
His parents prospered, opening a fur shop called Paris-New York and moving to the tony Sixteenth Arrondissement.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
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
Only Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, managed by Redevelopment Agency Chairman Irwin Sawitz, has prospered.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospered
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That leaves us with Coleman, the Dolphins’ second of three fifth-round picks, a slot weapon who has thrived at all four of his college stops.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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The more drastic option of expanding the tournament to 96 teams or beyond would involve adding an extra week to a tournament that has thrived in part because of the symmetry of a six-round bracket that gets whittled down over three weeks.—
Eddie Pells,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The exodus of refugees that followed gave birth to the Little Saigon community that has since flourished in Orange County — now home to the largest community of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Kelly Donohoe had just succeeded Tony Severino as the Hawklets’ head coach.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2026
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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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