prospered

past tense of prosper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prospered The appetite for beaded jewelry has also prospered in office environments, championed by city dwellers as a statement-making accessory to elevate basic work outfits. Alice Cary, Vogue, 27 July 2026 In China, people and businesses have rapidly embraced AI technologies that have prospered with state support. ABC News, 26 July 2026 Looking to expand globally In China, people and businesses have rapidly embraced AI technologies that have prospered with state support. Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospered
Verb
  • For a series built around the unsettling idea of collective perfection, Pluribus works because each department thrived in the chaos of creation.
    Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Venezuela benefited from a vast supply of oil reserves and thrived economically until the price of oil collapsed in the 1980s.
    Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That’s particularly true in places like Colorado and other states where the Canada goose population has flourished since being reintroduced starting in the 1960s.
    Mark Vrtiska, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Many New Yorkers know the region's historic Borscht Belt, a network of Jewish resorts that flourished during the 20th century.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Thus far this century, several fundamental changes in the healthcare system have succeeded in getting passed in Congress, perhaps in part due to their working more or less within the confines of an extant system.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In the past three election cycles, the group has mostly succeeded in its efforts, helping to elect 15 members of Congress considered allies.
    Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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