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as in flourished
to grow vigorously
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
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as in succeeded
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 thrived
Scott Dochterman Dane Brugler’s analysis A one-year starter at Indiana (and three-year starter overall), Mendoza thrived in offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan’s RPO-heavy offense (every run is tied to a read).
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Klare combines the best of both worlds into one tidy Day 2 package, a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher who thrived from both the slot and as a run-blocker last year for the Buckeyes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Small businesses thrived, and millions of people saw North Texas in a new light.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2022 second-round pick out of Georgia thrived alongside CeeDee Lamb, who is going into the second year of a $136 million, four-year contract that currently ranks him third among NFL receivers with an average annual value of $34 million.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
McMahon is one of only a few who have thrived in both Administrations—likely because of her ability to execute on both visions.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Most of the state’s 762,000 Jews reside in three South Florida counties — eclipsing much older congregations in Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Pensacola that thrived long before the advent of air-conditioning and interstate highways.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma has thrived with quarterbacks over the past decade thanks to Lincoln Riley’s tenure as an offensive coordinator and head coach there.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With the system up and running, the new farm thrived.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Klare combines the best of both worlds into one tidy Day 2 package, a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher who thrived from both the slot and as a run-blocker last year for the Buckeyes.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Small businesses thrived, and millions of people saw North Texas in a new light.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The 2022 second-round pick out of Georgia thrived alongside CeeDee Lamb, who is going into the second year of a $136 million, four-year contract that currently ranks him third among NFL receivers with an average annual value of $34 million.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
McMahon is one of only a few who have thrived in both Administrations—likely because of her ability to execute on both visions.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Most of the state’s 762,000 Jews reside in three South Florida counties — eclipsing much older congregations in Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Pensacola that thrived long before the advent of air-conditioning and interstate highways.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Oklahoma has thrived with quarterbacks over the past decade thanks to Lincoln Riley’s tenure as an offensive coordinator and head coach there.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
With the system up and running, the new farm thrived.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
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Yet the club has also flourished amid elevated stakes.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Late in the 20th century, community radio (mainly unlicensed) had flourished in Ireland, Spain, France, and other countries as well, although regulatory crackdowns in the 1980s and 1990s began to curtail the activity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Decades later, Playbill began covering theater with feature stories about Broadway shows as the White Way prospered.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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All of which now makes for a sad twist, particularly considering how both franchises prospered by the association along the way.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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