thrived

variants or throve
past tense of thrive

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrived And our beautiful business has thrived and survived this whole time. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Under Laurinaitis’ tutelage, Sonny Styles moved from safety to linebacker and has thrived. Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 Justin Herbert and Olave would’ve thrived together. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025 And our beautiful business has thrived and survived this whole time. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025 Entire regions where lions once thrived became silent. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 The run game is where Aledo thrived. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025 Unlike 2024’s Packers-Eagles game, when sports betting in Brazil hadn’t yet been fully regulated and offshore books thrived, this contest will take place in a new era for gambling in the South American nation that could assist the NFL’s ambitions there. Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Tracy is a loving mom and grandma who has thrived professionally over the past 40 years but is ready to thrive in her love life too. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
Verb
  • Indeed, the personalities of Chesley’s siblings — her surviving twin sister Chatham, and twin boys Chance and Cheston, who all turned three on July 28 — have flourished.
    Jeff Truesdell, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the mockumentary format that The Office popularized has flourished in a host of other series, which did not go unnoticed among the show’s producers.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bigger Space and Bakes As the business prospered, Chelle sought out a larger location.
    Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • With the debt held in check, and a business-friendly tax and regulatory environment, economies prospered.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • With miners racing to develop new projects, the industry has seen a surge of takeover attempts, although only a few have succeeded at this scale.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Kremlin has succeeded in building a fortress economy, but one that is fortified against the future more than against the enemy.
    Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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