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as in flourishes
to grow vigorously
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
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as in succeeds
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 thrives
Yes, holiday cactus thrives outside during summer in temperate conditions.
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Knowing what to plant in Spring versus Winter ensures that your garden thrives across the seasons.
—William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Together, these traits make the naked mole rat a biological anomaly, a mammal that thrives where oxygen is scarce, cancer is rare, and age seems to slow down.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Their insights reveal how to interpret meaningful data, strengthen consumer trust and build a brand that thrives in the eyes of its audience.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Technocrats once relied on quiet back channels to clarify intent, but now messages move through media, and often conflicting social posts, where misinterpretation thrives.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, Tubby thrives in adult social settings, Tim said.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Castellanos thrives in tempo and rhythm.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The movie thrives in the discomfort of some of these big cultural conversations.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 10 Oct. 2025
Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Knowing what to plant in Spring versus Winter ensures that your garden thrives across the seasons.
—William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Together, these traits make the naked mole rat a biological anomaly, a mammal that thrives where oxygen is scarce, cancer is rare, and age seems to slow down.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Their insights reveal how to interpret meaningful data, strengthen consumer trust and build a brand that thrives in the eyes of its audience.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Technocrats once relied on quiet back channels to clarify intent, but now messages move through media, and often conflicting social posts, where misinterpretation thrives.
—Lizzi C. Lee, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, Tubby thrives in adult social settings, Tim said.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Castellanos thrives in tempo and rhythm.
—D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
The movie thrives in the discomfort of some of these big cultural conversations.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrives
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Or the décor flourishes of a squillion-dollar yacht that’s tasteful to a fault?—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Oct. 2025
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Today, civil society flourishes in formerly communist nations that have successfully made the transition to democracy, such as the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.—
Christopher Justin Einolf,
The Conversation,
26 Sep. 2025
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Benioff has numerous reasons to personally ensure the event succeeds, both as a CEO and as a community philanthropist.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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At a time when homages to retro Latin genres have become a cliché, Como Las Canto Yo succeeds by subverting expectations.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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In a video shared Monday to the official TikTok account of Hobbiton, the charming Matamata, New Zealand, set that Wood's Frodo Baggins called home in Peter Jackson's acclaimed film trilogy, Wood surreptitiously arrives with a small armada of camera operators to document the surprise.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dead & Alive, which arrives mere days after Smith’s 50th birthday, is marked by a thicker stripe of loss than her previous collections; there is Eyeballing, Considering, Reconsidering, Mourning, and, last but certainly not least, Confessing.—
Josh Zajdman,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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That said, Perplexity excels at search in most cases.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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These are the things that matter to Trump, and Posobiec excels at them—as did Kirk.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Thrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrives. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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