as in success
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
But the series’s fascination with the prosperity doctrine and its detrimental consequences often felt secondary to a broader affection for its characters.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Over time these special interest offices moved the department further and further away from its core mission of defending American security and prosperity.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
This overt display echoed the main themes – ethnic harmony and common prosperity – reinforced on every foreign media trip to Tibet, ours included.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Historically, MLMs came out of the tail end of the Depression, right before the postwar era ended—so in that transition when people were coming out of a really hard time and looking toward all these really positive ideas about American abundance and prosperity and wealth.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
Over time these special interest offices moved the department further and further away from its core mission of defending American security and prosperity.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
This overt display echoed the main themes – ethnic harmony and common prosperity – reinforced on every foreign media trip to Tibet, ours included.
—Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Historically, MLMs came out of the tail end of the Depression, right before the postwar era ended—so in that transition when people were coming out of a really hard time and looking toward all these really positive ideas about American abundance and prosperity and wealth.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperity
Noun
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Entering the space with body fragrance and aroma brands like Veronique Gabai, and lifestyle retail spaces like Blind Barber providing body care and scents for men, Aroma 360 finds its success in its core room scents that are filling the air in high-end commercial spaces other than its own.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Enzo Maresca There’s a particular sort of person who tends to celebrate goals, wins, anything to do with sporting success really, not with obvious expressions of happiness, but with an intensity that might look like anger to the untrained eye.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
Noun
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First and foremost, abundance means building housing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Yet bizarrely, the man who for decades has been a symbol of unapologetic American excess is now defending his tariff policies by making a case against abundance.—
The Editors,
National Review,
6 May 2025
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“Prosperity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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