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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
Other companies thrived in the months following their IPO, and even eked out a path to secure strong market domination during some of the economy’s worst years.
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Many of the Division I transfers who came in were underutilized at their previous schools and have thrived.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Her clientele included movie stars like Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich, and her business thrived even through the Great Depression.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
For almost four decades, Psoras has thrived in the private sector.
—Clarke Ahlers, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
People are close here, and those bonds have thrived since Port Costa Brick Works established its own company town in the early 1900s.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Many shops have followed in Crème de la Crème’s footsteps and have thrived in the town, whose population is just over 700.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Dorian spent 56 days in the neonatal intensive care unit getting respiratory support, surgery, cardiology, and nutritional care, and thrived.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Many of the Division I transfers who came in were underutilized at their previous schools and have thrived.
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Her clientele included movie stars like Carole Lombard and Marlene Dietrich, and her business thrived even through the Great Depression.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
For almost four decades, Psoras has thrived in the private sector.
—Clarke Ahlers, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
People are close here, and those bonds have thrived since Port Costa Brick Works established its own company town in the early 1900s.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Every neighborhood has its own part in the story too, as the nightlife nexus has migrated up and down Manhattan, shimmied across the East River and back, and transformed, faltered, and thrived again over the past six decades.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Many shops have followed in Crème de la Crème’s footsteps and have thrived in the town, whose population is just over 700.
—Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
Dorian spent 56 days in the neonatal intensive care unit getting respiratory support, surgery, cardiology, and nutritional care, and thrived.
—Darshak Sanghavi, STAT, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
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By mid-May, wildfires were sparked by the dry vegetation that had flourished during the rainy spell.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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The data presented Wednesday at the board’s budget workshop highlights that enrollment at charter schools has remained healthy and use of the state’s universal voucher program has flourished in Miami-Dade as the traditional public school population declines.—
Austin Horn
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Khamenei was succeeded by his second son, Mojtaba Khamenei, a little over a week later by the 88-member Assembly of Experts.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Morales will be succeeded by Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez, who will be sworn in on Tuesday morning.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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In recent years, as several competitors have closed or scaled back, Dick’s has prospered.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2026
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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