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the state of being successful usually by making a lot of money
This was a period of prosperity for our nation. economic prosperity
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Recent Examples of prosperity
The setting catches America at a point of transition between an era of middle-class prosperity and the economic decay that was on the horizon.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2025
Let’s reclaim capitalism not to enrich the few, but to unlock prosperity for the many.
—Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The result is a barbell economy—thinner in the middle, heavier at the extremes—where prosperity is concentrated at the top and fragility mounts at the bottom.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2025
Let’s reclaim capitalism not to enrich the few, but to unlock prosperity for the many.
—Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
The short war in Cuba gained the United States the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico; turned the nation into a Pacific power; and created beliefs that America was a stern yet benevolent country tasked by Destiny to enforce peace and bring prosperity to the world.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The result is a barbell economy—thinner in the middle, heavier at the extremes—where prosperity is concentrated at the top and fragility mounts at the bottom.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperity
Noun
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Tisch credits BoxGroup’s unwavering approach with his firm’s enduring success.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Google rival OpenAI has seen success (at least in terms of popularity) with its Sora AI video app and the new Sora 2 model powering it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hassett noted that Australia has one of the best mining economies in the world, while praising its refiners and its abundance of rare earth resources.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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But his claim that America will have an abundance of the critical minerals in just one year’s time may be a fantasy.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Prosperity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperity. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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