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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
Large, broadly prosperous middle classes have always been built deliberately—through labor protections, public investment, antitrust enforcement, and progressive taxation.
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Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Offal fell out of favor in America for several reasons, including its association with poverty and wartime rationing in the prosperous era that followed World War II, according to The Takeout.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Parting Thoughts The most prosperous will not simply be those who produce the most, but rather, those who can produce the right compounds, at the right quality, at the right scale and with the right cost profile.
—Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
But in Iran, the war has marked another step in the ruin of a once large and prosperous middle class following decades of sanctions.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Nick Hanauer, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
Offal fell out of favor in America for several reasons, including its association with poverty and wartime rationing in the prosperous era that followed World War II, according to The Takeout.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Parting Thoughts The most prosperous will not simply be those who produce the most, but rather, those who can produce the right compounds, at the right quality, at the right scale and with the right cost profile.
—Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
But in Iran, the war has marked another step in the ruin of a once large and prosperous middle class following decades of sanctions.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperous
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Downtown Dorado has every shop and service vital to a thriving community.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Soon, a thriving gray market emerged, with BPC-157 as one of its stars.—
Sara Talpos — Undark,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Those sorts of successful plays, though, have been relatively rare — although Young has never wavered in his public support of Legette.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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In the tech industry, even the sons of a bread baker could be wildly successful.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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The dining room feels more summery—its wall of glass doors open directly onto the lush green courtyard.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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At the sentence level, its craftsmanship sings; her prose is as lush and imbued with the miraculous as it is lived-in and inviting.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Because most home compost bins don't reach a high enough temperature to kill pathogens or seeds, don't add grass clippings from a diseased or weedy lawn.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2026
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Cypress vine self-seeds and can become weedy.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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Darboven was a wealthy woman who never left home and used acquisition agents.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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With higher prices and a looming billionaire wealth tax, the Golden State continues to see both working-class residents and wealthy business owners leaving for more affordable cities.—
Lindsay Kornick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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In it, a Native Hawaiian family struggles to reclaim the ancestral lands that colonization, tourism, and rampant development threaten to overrun.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Something, anything to break the spell of poor play, bad luck and rampant injuries that have threatened to sink a once-promising season into the dirt.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Using whole eggs or extra yolks rather than egg whites (the binder of choice for white cake) gives the cake its warm, golden color.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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In the course of reality TV’s 20-some-odd years golden era, a cheating scandal is almost as certain as a public screaming match in an unsuspecting local restaurant.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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My room had a four-poster bed, a cast-iron stove and a luxuriant bathroom with a set of two freestanding baths and a large farmhouse sink.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But now all that luxuriant coat is starting to come off.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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