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as in to succeed
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 thrive
Climate change likely won’t bring crocs back to the West Coast, but ecologists can use the ancient weather data to forecast the kinds of species that might thrive in a similar future.
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Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 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
By creating the conditions through education that lead to transformational change, vulnerable students will thrive.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Since Feldman took the reins at the Playhouse in 2016, the historic theater has blossomed into a thriving arts ecosystem.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 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
By creating the conditions through education that lead to transformational change, vulnerable students will thrive.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Since Feldman took the reins at the Playhouse in 2016, the historic theater has blossomed into a thriving arts ecosystem.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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But beneath the weight of la crisis, Garbán and peers such as DJ Babatr and Arca are flourishing globally.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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The European Union is currently revising the rules that enable European cinema to flourish, to travel, and to carry our common voice.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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Staffiere succeeds Michael Colombo, who led the Lancers to their first Div.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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The ability that one in a leadership position has to try to help everyone else succeed is an incredible gift.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
9 May 2026
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Time Warner had agreed to be purchased by Internet provider AOL in 2000 with the hopes that the merger would help the legacy media company survive and prosper during the dot-com boom.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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And a state that neglects a part of its own body cannot prosper.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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In another classic tasting-menu move, the menu arrives after the meal, a map to study only once the journey is complete.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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