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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 school is still thriving today in Franklin.
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Over the past few years in the NFL, quarterbacks who teams have cast away have found new teams and thrived.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Watching her and her puppies thrive was incredible.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But this species is thriving because of an evolutionary adaptation.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
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Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Over the past few years in the NFL, quarterbacks who teams have cast away have found new teams and thrived.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Watching her and her puppies thrive was incredible.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But this species is thriving because of an evolutionary adaptation.
—Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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With Danny held hostage, Maria’s life begins to flourish and that star pupil, Pauline, inches ever-closer to her favorite docent as sympathies slip away and oscillate between characters, the film making quick work of manipulating mounting emotions.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mikeal Khan, Sunny Hills, QB The transfer from San Clemente has flourished in his first season as a starting quarterback.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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If the effort succeeds, the project could have profound implications for the bank's employees, customers and shareholders — even the nature of corporate labor itself.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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The women who did succeed, as Liz Phair notes, were pitted against one another or publicly dragged by TV and radio hosts for not looking sexy enough.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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The new partnership between farmers and advocates will let agriculture prosper while protecting one of Indiana's largest watersheds.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fun begins as the other housewives arrive, unaware that the studio has decided to stage a role-playing scenario to test their readiness.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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The turning point of Adames’ season arrived in early June.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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