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prospering

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verb

present participle of prosper

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prospering
Adjective
Wall Street has been treating the two companies very differently over the past year, largely because Alphabet has a prospering cloud business that helps justify its hefty spending. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Verb
In 1893, the San Francisco Examiner approached four California super millionaires — today’s billionaires — for advice on prospering in the state. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 The agreement also established four goals for the year 2050, addressing protection and restoration, prospering with nature, sharing benefits fairly, and investment and collaboration. — Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 As travel to Europe increased by the turn of the century, arts journalists from Europe found audiences in the United States, and American journalists stationed overseas began writing about the prospering art scene across the Atlantic. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026 Know More Carlyle itself has been prospering lately. — Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Surviving automation and prospering from economic growth are two very different things. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026 Inside San Quentin, Evans was prospering, according to others who knew him at the prison. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 But the company made a remarkable subsequent turnaround under Derrer’s direction, prospering artistically and drawing new audiences. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospering
Adjective
  • That should serve it well at the bottom of the Gulf, where it is expected to quickly become the center of a thriving ecosystem, marine scientists said.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Cortez focused on supporting local businesses, maintaining a thriving downtown and preserving the town’s semirural quality of life.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Bigotry against Muslims among Republican members of Congress — and even some Democrats — is flourishing openly in an institution whose current leadership has repeatedly failed to confront it.
    — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2026
  • These enable you to explore the furthest corners of the site, much of which is festooned with gloriously flourishing bougainvillea.
    — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The creative director was also named the CFDA’s Emerging Designer of the Year in 2023 and was appointed creative director of Proenza Schouler in September 2025, succeeding founders Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez.
    — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • He was named president in 2014, succeeding the studio’s first president, Ed Catmull.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • My home school, Georgetown University, does that, too, often with the prosperous elderly donor beaming in the front row.
    — David Super, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The festival is named for the cotton-destroying insect that forced the community’s pivot to more prosperous peanut farming a century ago.
    — Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • At Prague's Vaclav Havel Airport, spokesperson Denisa Hejtmánková said a total of nine flights were threatened, including arriving flights from Denmark, Spain and Britain, and departing flights to the Netherlands, Cyprus, Romania, Italy and Britain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Spotted arriving in Sydney wearing a cobalt-blue paisley headscarf tied over her new crop, narrow Chanel sunglasses, and an all-black ensemble, Robbie was ready to embrace the fast-approaching Australian summer.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Two years later, some of those promises – such as a booming stock market and cheaper eggs – have been delivered.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Engineered with bold resonant audio and booming bass, an IP67 waterproof and dustproof exterior, up to 20 hours of battery life, and convenient USB-C charge-out support, it is built for every chaotic adventure.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Prospering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospering. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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