prospered

past tense of prosper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prospered Bigger Space and Bakes As the business prospered, Chelle sought out a larger location. Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025 With the debt held in check, and a business-friendly tax and regulatory environment, economies prospered. Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Jurassic World Rebirth also prospered in China, earning nearly $80 million there as part of its global total of $887 million. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospered
Verb
  • And our beautiful business has thrived and survived this whole time.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Under Laurinaitis’ tutelage, Sonny Styles moved from safety to linebacker and has thrived.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, the personalities of Chesley’s siblings — her surviving twin sister Chatham, and twin boys Chance and Cheston, who all turned three on July 28 — have flourished.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the mockumentary format that The Office popularized has flourished in a host of other series, which did not go unnoticed among the show’s producers.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By Wednesday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 20% of the wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ariana Grande Makes a Last-Minute Entrance Ariana Grande — who was channeling Audrey Hepburn in a black custom Fendi dress covered in white polka-dots — arrived moments before the MTV VMAs started airing live.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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