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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
The Al-Khayyat family prospered under the previous regime, and some relatives were sanctioned for supporting the government and profiting from the war.
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Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
In the 10 years since a landmark peace accord was signed with FARC guerrillas, much of Colombia has prospered.
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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.
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Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
In recent years, as several competitors have closed or scaled back, Dick’s has prospered.
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Time,
9 June 2026
For 10 generations, the American republic has prospered.
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John Stossel,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
During the early 1900s, when copper, gold, zinc and silver production was booming, Bisbee prospered.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 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
Decades later, Playbill began covering theater with feature stories about Broadway shows as the White Way prospered.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospered
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These two have thrived as critics by evolving.
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Zito compared him to Niko Mikkola, who has thrived in Florida’s system.
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Reynolds leaves the strong impression that slavery flourished in the South instead of the North simply because southern religion and ideology depended on mastery rather than because southern topography and climate also favored the plantation system.
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Silk City is by far Manchester’s biggest single residential development to be built in recent years, and will cap a 17-year campaign to redevelop a faltering retail complex that had once flourished.
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The tactics succeeded in protecting the company’s profit margins that quarter.
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President Bill Clinton’s veto pen spared some district laws, while congressional GOP lawmakers at times succeeded at blocking others.
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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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