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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
Though the celebration thrived during the 2010s, Swift seems to have retired the tradition in recent years, bringing it back only once in 2023.
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Alicia Brunker,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
Use the following pro tips to help your ficus thrive for years to come.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2026
Your creative instincts need room to flourish and thrive today, Libra.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Plants that prefer dry conditions between waterings, like cacti and succulents, thrive in terracotta pots.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
2 July 2026
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Alicia Brunker,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
Use the following pro tips to help your ficus thrive for years to come.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 July 2026
Your creative instincts need room to flourish and thrive today, Libra.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
Plants that prefer dry conditions between waterings, like cacti and succulents, thrive in terracotta pots.
—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for thrive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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Of course, Oaxaca's appeal also extends beyond the plate, with colorful colonial architecture, bustling markets, centuries-old churches, and a flourishing art scene.
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Our mission is to help link the users and providers of capital with transparency, with data, with models, so that capitalism flourishes.
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Marine Le Pen succeeds her father as president of the National Front, launching a long-term effort to broaden the party’s appeal and distance it from its extremist image.
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But instead of playing kingmaker, the lame-duck governor has refused to get behind a candidate to succeed him.
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That’s hard to imagine of a president who uses the office to promote and prosper from his own brand name.
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The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals.
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On June 23, an attendant at a gas station in the center of Moscow told CNN that tankers were still arriving and delivering fuel according to schedule.
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The 2025 season was a rough one in Tim Albin’s first season at the helm after arriving from Ohio.
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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