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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a prosperous business that will soon be expanding
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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
one of the most prosperous families in the community
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants
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Recent Examples of prosperous
Yang recalls prosperous years before surrounding villages were dismantled.
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Venezuela was once among the most prosperous economies in Latin America, supported by vast energy reserves, strong trade flows and a growing middle class.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
These are all public goods that make our world more prosperous, accurate, and knowledgeable.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Economic pressures are gripping Americans across the country, but Maryland stands out as a uniquely unaffordable state — in large part due to a complete lack of executive commitment to keep the state affordable and economically prosperous.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
Venezuela was once among the most prosperous economies in Latin America, supported by vast energy reserves, strong trade flows and a growing middle class.
—Oscar De La Rosa, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
These are all public goods that make our world more prosperous, accurate, and knowledgeable.
—Darian Woods, NPR, 2 Apr. 2026
Economic pressures are gripping Americans across the country, but Maryland stands out as a uniquely unaffordable state — in large part due to a complete lack of executive commitment to keep the state affordable and economically prosperous.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperous
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The result is wage compression at the bottom and explosive wealth creation at the top — with the upper-middle class caught awkwardly in between, statistically thriving but existentially anxious.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Greece had a thriving philosophical tradition before Socrates, but only fragments survive; almost all our knowledge stems from later accounts, a history written by the winners.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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About 65% of Afghans asking for asylum receive protection in Europe, according to the EU Agency for Asylum, which indicates their applications are mostly successful elsewhere in the bloc.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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In a fast-moving, high-stakes beauty market, the successful brands are those that can anticipate demand — and act on it instantly.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
13 Apr. 2026
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In spring, expect lush greenery, blooming wildflowers, and a good flow at Fife Creek.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Apr. 2026
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Watering the plant in dry weather not only extends its bloom time but also keeps the foliage lush throughout the summer.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
13 Apr. 2026
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While Bermuda and Kikuyu are weedy if allowed to expand into adjacent planter beds, these are your best choices for areas meant exclusively for grass, at least where water conservation is concerned.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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This girl comes from a wealthy family and told my daughter her parents would get an Airbnb for them and invited her to stay there.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Not all past Fed chairs have been vastly wealthy.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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The plant is easily identified by its rampant growth in the spring and its spiny globular fruit.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Speculation has been rampant, with everyone from Jacob Elordi to Callum Turner to Louis Partridge rumored to be in line to receive a certain someone’s license to kill.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The sound box had a teardrop shape, just a couple of inches deep, with a golden-brown polyurethane finish that darkened to black at the edges.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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But when Willy floats into a conversation with Ben or experiences a memory of Biff’s high-school glory days, golden light floods the stage through a high bank of dirty windows.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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There was a long, luxuriant lunch at Suginome, one of the city's oldest ryōtei, a genre of restaurant that, not so long ago, offered entertainment by geisha and private rooms where businessmen and politicians made deals over elaborate dinners.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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