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as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy
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Recent Examples of thrive
The breakdown of security in the Sahel region and the civil war in Sudan, for example, can’t allow economic productivity to thrive.
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Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Smith thrives in high-risk, high-reward environments, so the Axon board granted Smith a near carbon copy of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s moonshot pay plan but on a much smaller scale.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Many Mediterranean and South African plants, for example, thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area’s temperate climate.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
And both groups fell behind white two-parent families, with Black two-parent families barely thriving above white single-parent families.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Smith thrives in high-risk, high-reward environments, so the Axon board granted Smith a near carbon copy of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s moonshot pay plan but on a much smaller scale.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Many Mediterranean and South African plants, for example, thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area’s temperate climate.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
And both groups fell behind white two-parent families, with Black two-parent families barely thriving above white single-parent families.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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Other ‘outsiders’ who briefly flourished — Australia, Ghana, Japan, Mexico, Senegal — had a good generation of players rather than transforming into one of the elite.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The spice was central to the Dune universe, allowing trade to flourish and planets to prosper.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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The independent studio is likely banking on Chalamet’s star power and a holiday release date to deliver the kind of box office results that show its newfound investment in blockbuster filmmaking is succeeding.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
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Whether any of those challenges succeed would need to be determined by courts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The spice was central to the Dune universe, allowing trade to flourish and planets to prosper.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The squad arrived in South Florida under the direction of interim coach Oswaldo Vizcarrondo after the recent firing of Fernando Batista.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The release did not specify where Allen was arriving from.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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