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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
Innovation thrives not in burnout, but in presence and connection.
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Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Refocus on people over process—because when your workforce is strong, your organization thrives from the inside out.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An award-winning chef, John Fraser holds the mantle at The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens at The Times Square EDITION, an ideal outpost for the gourmand who thrives in the pulse of it all.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Oregano thrives during summertime when cilantro is likely to wilt and bolt from hotter temperatures.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
This amoeba thrives in warm lakes, rivers and hot springs, especially when water levels are low and temperatures soar past 80 degrees.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Venus will have entered Virgo on September 19th, just days before, and while Mercury thrives in Virgo’s precision, Venus feels nit picky here.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
American all–action star Ben Shelton is another who thrives in a more partisan environment.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
This mindful approach also helps reduce anxiety and insecurity by reinforcing the idea that love thrives in an environment where both partners feel valued as individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Refocus on people over process—because when your workforce is strong, your organization thrives from the inside out.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An award-winning chef, John Fraser holds the mantle at The Terrace and Outdoor Gardens at The Times Square EDITION, an ideal outpost for the gourmand who thrives in the pulse of it all.
—AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Oregano thrives during summertime when cilantro is likely to wilt and bolt from hotter temperatures.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
This amoeba thrives in warm lakes, rivers and hot springs, especially when water levels are low and temperatures soar past 80 degrees.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Venus will have entered Virgo on September 19th, just days before, and while Mercury thrives in Virgo’s precision, Venus feels nit picky here.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
American all–action star Ben Shelton is another who thrives in a more partisan environment.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
This mindful approach also helps reduce anxiety and insecurity by reinforcing the idea that love thrives in an environment where both partners feel valued as individuals.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrives
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Collaboration flourishes when design reflects reality, not nostalgia.—
Alaa Pasha,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Frost is, by reputation, perhaps the foremost poet of rural, non-coastal New England — of birches and apple trees, of forests blanketed in snow, of pastures sliced by ragged stone walls, and of the flinty, self-sufficient kind of temperament that flourishes in those places.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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If Klarna succeeds, its IPO will be remembered less as the float of a payments firm than as the first public test of a new financial operating model.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Charnvirakul, a construction magnate, succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a member of the powerful Shinawatra family who was suspended in July after a phone call with a former Cambodian leader was leaked.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 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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Touch arrives on vinyl, CD, and digital download on October 24, via International Anthem and Nonesuch, with the album coming to digital streaming platforms on November 11.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
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And oftentimes, companies might be paying more than one tariff rate on a product depending on where the item arrives from.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Apple says the Fusion camera excels in low light.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Where Doma excels is both in its traditional and innovative pastas.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Thrives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrives. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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