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as in flourished
to grow vigorously
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
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as in prospered
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
For 120 years, Variety has thrived because of the talent and leadership of the award-winning and gifted journalists in our newsroom and on our publishing teams.
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William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The 28-year-old catcher filled in for an All-Star catcher and has thrived in his moment this postseason when given opportunities, going three-for-seven with a double and two runs for Los Angeles.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But that's actually not where Jaguar has thrived and not where it's existed in its 90 years of history.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Johnson thrived under the weight of that.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
The South County neighbors both thrived in the spotlight but Laguna Beach kept its perfect record.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Dugger, who played every snap in Hawkins’ place, has never thrived as a man-to-man defender.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The girls team thrived despite what Tan described as a series of injuries and illnesses and commitments to other sports.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
William Earl, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The 28-year-old catcher filled in for an All-Star catcher and has thrived in his moment this postseason when given opportunities, going three-for-seven with a double and two runs for Los Angeles.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But that's actually not where Jaguar has thrived and not where it's existed in its 90 years of history.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025
Johnson thrived under the weight of that.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
The South County neighbors both thrived in the spotlight but Laguna Beach kept its perfect record.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Vril and Agartha have thrived in part because of the way the editors mix brainrot and bigotry, disguising their ideological assaults in the fried fog of GifTok rap gibberish.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Dugger, who played every snap in Hawkins’ place, has never thrived as a man-to-man defender.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
The girls team thrived despite what Tan described as a series of injuries and illnesses and commitments to other sports.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
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Under Yanez’s guidance this season, Louisville flourished.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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While the country’s animation industry has flourished, Yoji shared that the live-action industry has lagged behind.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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What if Spain had tried and succeeded?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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The state has succeeded at similar child-care recruitment efforts in the past.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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