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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
All-American Madison Booker thrives in the midrange, while senior Rori Harmon pesters along the perimeter and Jordan Lee spots up for buckets.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Over 100 people packed into a building near the intersection of Lake and Hennepin in South Minneapolis on Thursday, to attend a meeting to discuss safety and livability concerns in the once-thriving Uptown neighborhood.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Screenshots of headlines and childhood narratives for specific manosphere personalities hint at a larger problem without fully mapping it, and the result is a banal portrait that paints these guys as mostly thriving.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
All thriving, reaching toward the sky without infringing on homes.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Over 100 people packed into a building near the intersection of Lake and Hennepin in South Minneapolis on Thursday, to attend a meeting to discuss safety and livability concerns in the once-thriving Uptown neighborhood.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Screenshots of headlines and childhood narratives for specific manosphere personalities hint at a larger problem without fully mapping it, and the result is a banal portrait that paints these guys as mostly thriving.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
All thriving, reaching toward the sky without infringing on homes.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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The Eagles are flourishing under coach Cory Skinner.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Clearly flourishing despite the many geopolitical hurdles over the last year, the China International Fashion Fair (CHIC) showed off the strength of the industry in China last week.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Mar. 2026
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Trump announced on Friday that Grenell will step down from his post and be succeeded by Matt Floca, who manages the Kennedy Center's facilities operations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the validation succeeds, the AI has passed the test.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Still, Rodin prospered under the genial tutelage of Reinhardt and his wife, Helene Thimig.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Giving it one last season before leaving the sport, Jax prospered and made his big league debut on June 8, 2021.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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With heavy snow and blizzard conditions expected in the Twin Cities starting late Saturday and lasting through the day on Sunday, there was concern about whether the Maple Leafs’ team plane would be able to arrive as scheduled after Toronto played a Saturday night game in Buffalo.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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In Denver, the core of the heat arrives Wednesday, March 18, and could linger through Monday, March 23.—
Joe Ruch,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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