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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
Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.
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Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
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
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Tim Legler, who has thrived in a game analyst role over the past year-plus, will replace Doris Burke alongside Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson on the lead team.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 21,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Where adopters come back to tell their story of an unwanted animal that thrived in a new home and had a great life.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Crime has long flourished there.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The break-up, announced in January, was a surprise because Carter, who succeeded Paul Keel as chief executive in March 2024, had run both Smiths Detection and Smiths Interconnect earlier in his career and some investors perceived him as wedded to them.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Park staff, Buffalo National River Search and Rescue, Survival Flight and fire departments from Marshall and Harrison arrived on the scene.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adam Dullinger’s politicizing moment arrived in the mail one day last spring, in the form of a letter from the city’s Department of Safety and Inspections.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Prospered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospered. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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