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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
Keep in mind that weeds have evolved some very strong strategies to thrive in disturbed soil, despite farmers’ exhaustive efforts to control them.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Overwintering Like other arborvitae, Forever Goldy® exhibits good cold tolerance, thriving in winters with minimum temperatures as low as -20˚F.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The goal is not to lower academic expectations, but to structure learning in a way that allows students to thrive across multiple areas of growth.
—Jacqueline R. Westerfield, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Planting more flowers in parks and along roadsides, and protecting wildlands where the rarest native bees live, can help keep these wonderful species thriving.
—Andony Melathopoulos, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
Overwintering Like other arborvitae, Forever Goldy® exhibits good cold tolerance, thriving in winters with minimum temperatures as low as -20˚F.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The goal is not to lower academic expectations, but to structure learning in a way that allows students to thrive across multiple areas of growth.
—Jacqueline R. Westerfield, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Planting more flowers in parks and along roadsides, and protecting wildlands where the rarest native bees live, can help keep these wonderful species thriving.
—Andony Melathopoulos, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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Internet sports gambling is flourishing in Florida and the 31 other states that have legalized it, and few guardrails prevent problem users from swiping away hundreds or thousands of dollars.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Romano beans don’t flourish everywhere.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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If Meta succeeds, Wall Street will feel more confident about its aggressive AI spending plans.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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Leon, in issuing the temporary pause, concluded that the preservationist group behind the legal challenge was likely to succeed because the president lacks the authority to build the ballroom without approval from Congress.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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While Standard Oil’s bread and butter was the sale of kerosene, which replaced whale oil for lighting homes and businesses, its descendants prospered through the sale of gasoline for the ever-growing use of cars and trucks.—
Alex Kuffner,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Know More Carlyle itself has been prospering lately.—
Miles Weiss,
semafor.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The haunting case of Kimberly Langwell On July 10, 1999, a day after Kim Langwell failed to arrive home, Ball was summoned to a strip mall parking lot in front of an Eckerd Pharmacy.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Iranian negotiators, headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, arrived late Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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