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verb

present participle of thrive

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Recent Examples of thriving
Adjective
The goal is to create thriving gardens that benefit local ecosystems and contribute to a healthier planet for future generations. Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025 The Pecos is a western boot originally launched in the 1950s to meet the demands of workers in the thriving Texas oil industry. Will Porter, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
Nearly a year after the couple moved to England, sources tell PEOPLE that the former talk show host, 67, and the Arrested Development alum, 52, are thriving after moving to their new home in the Cotswolds. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 Browse the galleries at Tlaquepaque Sedona has a thriving arts community with plentiful galleries, and many of them can be found at the Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thriving
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thriving
Adjective
  • In fact, management guru Simon Sinek said all successful people have hit rock bottom before reaching their pinnacle.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The most successful businesses capture trends and stay ahead of them, adapting to changing economic environments and consumer demands.
    Charlotte Hu, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Perfect for both busy workdays and evenings out, the versatile top is easy to pair with lightwash jeans and a belt, or layered beautifully under blazers and cardigans.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For less hustle and bustle, busiest avoid traveling Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The lace in her dress symbolized both wealth and purity, an appealing combination for brides who hoped for prosperous unions.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force said Tokyo and New Delhi are deepening their multi-layered cooperation as part of the Special Strategic and Global Partnership, referring to bilateral ties that seek a free, open, peaceful, prosperous and coercion-free Indo-Pacific.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This year’s Animation Is Film Festival is all about advocating for the growing stature of the flourishing medium in the filmmaking capital of the world.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But one scholar, Anthony Grafton, who about thirty years ago published Forgers and Critics, focused on how in the early modern period, there was this enormous flourishing not only of culture but also of liars.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most requests should now be succeeding.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • As for the governance of the foundation, Armani’s nephew Andrea Camerana has a seat on the board succeeding the designer, with Dell’Orco and Irving Bellotti, partner of Rothschild & Co.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The unconventional thriller played like gangbusters to the buzzing New York crowd.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • At the time of his sentencing, Williams was a buzzing rapper, with his 2021 mixtape Shiesty Season, his only full-length project, peaking at Number Three on the Billboard 200.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire after the 2025-26 season, and the two sides ratified a new four-year deal in June, more than a year ahead of the expiration, as both sides are prospering.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Implied in such a view is the opposite of what’s true, that lending is inflationary because lending associates with economic growth that allegedly pushes up prices as prospering individuals buy, and buy, and buy.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The British rock group have dropped 11 studio albums, with their most recent, Under the Midnight Sun, arriving back in 2022.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Following the exercise, the Indian warship was spotted arriving in Yokosuka, Japan, on Tuesday.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thriving. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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