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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
That’s where international marketing company East Goes Global has thrived.
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Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Chaos is also the state in which some staffers (Richie, most notably) thrive.
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Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The entrepreneurs who will thrive in this era are the ones who understand how capital works — not just how to run a business.
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Lewis Schiff,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
States are aggressively pitching themselves as the best places for companies to survive and thrive in these uncertain times, but which states are truly delivering?
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Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for thrive
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
26 June 2026
Chaos is also the state in which some staffers (Richie, most notably) thrive.
—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
The entrepreneurs who will thrive in this era are the ones who understand how capital works — not just how to run a business.
—
Lewis Schiff,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
States are aggressively pitching themselves as the best places for companies to survive and thrive in these uncertain times, but which states are truly delivering?
—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for thrive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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Set the scene Desert-meets-tropical-island, where succulents flourish like daisies in spring, and prickly cacti forests line the local roads into the capital of Willemstad.
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Just pass the rock around and make sure everybody who is around me can flourish.
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Elon Musk initially gave SpaceX less than a 10% chance of succeeding.
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Their golden generation, who succeeded at the last two editions, have faded and new players will need to make their name against Ghana and Panama.
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But Crosby also admitted that bookies continue to prosper in Alabama.
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One of the lessons of the last decade is that America cannot continue to be a country where a few areas prosper wildly while large parts of the country feel left behind.
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There was a bottleneck while trying to turn onto Blue Ridge Parkway off I-70, but that was to be expected with so many people arriving.
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Tehran will arrive carrying a big diplomatic stick — the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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