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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
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 Even the lawn weeds are not prospering on most sites. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prospering
Adjective
  • But this wasn’t nearly enough for Joy Division’s rabid fanbase, and there’s been a thriving black market for bootleg concert recordings for decades, even though the sound quality of most of the tapes varies from half-decent to borderline inaudible.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The shocking ruins of what was once a thriving population center attest to a brutal military campaign to liberate the ancient city from IS.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • At the time her reporting published the clubs were flourishing.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That one is flourishing and another is floundering represents the most frustrating part of this process.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There are other factors that effect children in these communities, but the evidence suggests that having an involved father can be an important protective factor that improves a child's chances of succeeding academically, economically and socially.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Multiple Alabama sources insisted that Kiffin’s behavior during his time in Tuscaloosa precluded him from ever succeeding Nick Saban and becoming the Crimson Tide’s head coach.
    John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Born into a prosperous but unhappy family, the owners of a seed nursery, Kusama saw visions of flowers from an early age, dots that spread across surfaces and spoke to her.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Life and death are entangled, like a once-prosperous but now deserted community.
    Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Since arriving last month, Suzuki has settled at Aston Villa impressively.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Coach Sean McVay’s strategy of arriving the day before the game backfired and resulted in a dull performance by a team featuring some of the NFL’s biggest stars.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The other kicker is Manny Padilla, who’s booming balls into the end zone.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Thankfully, the act is not nearly as endangered as it was once reported to be, with chains like AMC boasting booming attendance numbers.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Prospering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prospering. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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