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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
That leaves us with Coleman, the Dolphins’ second of three fifth-round picks, a slot weapon who has thrived at all four of his college stops.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The more drastic option of expanding the tournament to 96 teams or beyond would involve adding an extra week to a tournament that has thrived in part because of the symmetry of a six-round bracket that gets whittled down over three weeks.
—Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The land is privately owned, but huge swaths are managed to provide habitat for rare and endangered species that once thrived in the West.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The Australian policy of refusing to allow boat arrivals to settle has largely ended people smuggling from Southeast Asian ports in rickety fishing boats that had once thrived.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
The Miami Grand Prix organizers, who thrived despite the threat of rain and, anecdotally, lower attendance, could say the same thing.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Jake Walman, a puck-moving top-four defenseman who’d thrived after San Jose acquired him from Detroit in a contract dump, cost a conditional first-rounder.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The blend of horror and comedy — two genres driven by tension that culminates in a cathartic payoff — has thrived in recent years at the box office, championed by auteurs like Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
After Ole Miss’s starting quarterback suffered an ankle injury in week two, Chambliss took the reins and thrived.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026
The more drastic option of expanding the tournament to 96 teams or beyond would involve adding an extra week to a tournament that has thrived in part because of the symmetry of a six-round bracket that gets whittled down over three weeks.
—Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
The land is privately owned, but huge swaths are managed to provide habitat for rare and endangered species that once thrived in the West.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
The Australian policy of refusing to allow boat arrivals to settle has largely ended people smuggling from Southeast Asian ports in rickety fishing boats that had once thrived.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
The Miami Grand Prix organizers, who thrived despite the threat of rain and, anecdotally, lower attendance, could say the same thing.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Jake Walman, a puck-moving top-four defenseman who’d thrived after San Jose acquired him from Detroit in a contract dump, cost a conditional first-rounder.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The blend of horror and comedy — two genres driven by tension that culminates in a cathartic payoff — has thrived in recent years at the box office, championed by auteurs like Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
After Ole Miss’s starting quarterback suffered an ankle injury in week two, Chambliss took the reins and thrived.
—Bomani Jones, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
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Chicagoans first fell in love with the Italian comfort food in small late-night eateries that flourished thanks to the long hours, outgoing personalities and deft dough-throwing hands of their mom-and-pop owners.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The exodus of refugees that followed gave birth to the Little Saigon community that has since flourished in Orange County — now home to the largest community of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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If everyone succeeded, the box got shorter for the next round, while the other participants hovered nearby to catch anyone who wobbled.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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Kelly Donohoe had just succeeded Tony Severino as the Hawklets’ head coach.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2026
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In turn, his legend prospered, and Mike the Tailor turned into a 50-year-old business.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 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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