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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
The result is an ecosystem where misinformation thrives, and reliable information struggles to be well-utilized and contextualized.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These are not circumstances in which a head coach thrives or lasts for long.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
When the nation's largest and most important city thrives, the entire country feels the lift.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The stories are notably in color, which is where Bava thrives as an artist, and there are scenes of supernatural suspense that are truly breathtaking (in multiple senses of the word).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Freddy Krueger thrives in this exact space, invading his victims’ sleep while terrorizing their imagination.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The community thrives both online and through intimate in-person experiences.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Native to a variety of habitats throughout the Eastern United States, little bluestem thrives in a range of planting sites, from rocky to clay soils and dry to moist conditions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Stress thrives in silence; dialogue diffuses it.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These are not circumstances in which a head coach thrives or lasts for long.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
When the nation's largest and most important city thrives, the entire country feels the lift.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The stories are notably in color, which is where Bava thrives as an artist, and there are scenes of supernatural suspense that are truly breathtaking (in multiple senses of the word).
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Freddy Krueger thrives in this exact space, invading his victims’ sleep while terrorizing their imagination.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The community thrives both online and through intimate in-person experiences.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Native to a variety of habitats throughout the Eastern United States, little bluestem thrives in a range of planting sites, from rocky to clay soils and dry to moist conditions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Stress thrives in silence; dialogue diffuses it.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 25 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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Where the film succeeds is in its depiction of John and Greta as pawns of larger societal forces.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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If that argument succeeds, the precedent would reach far beyond SNAP.—
James Sample,
ABC News,
8 Nov. 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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No one knows what the future has in store, but Swinney seems likely to be back at Clemson when the 2026 college football season arrives.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Vanderbilt's film arrives at theaters as the latest in a long line of films made about the trials of Nazi war crimes.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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But there’s a friction between the core Lumines experience, which excels on mobile, and the bigger aspirations that Arise has for its vision.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Sam Martin excels early Punter Sam Martin rarely gets his due, but Sunday’s spectacular outing can’t go unnoticed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Thrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrives. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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