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as in flourished
to grow vigorously
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
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as in prospered
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 thrived
Tim Legler, who has thrived in a game analyst role over the past year-plus, will replace Doris Burke alongside Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson on the lead team.
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Barry Jackson
updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Where adopters come back to tell their story of an unwanted animal that thrived in a new home and had a great life.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The framework was established in September, when the future Pac-12 schools struggled and the current American schools thrived.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
In the early days of the post-colonial United States, Long Island farms supplied New York City, while the whaling industry thrived in Sag Harbor.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The second-year receiver is more comfortable in the slot role where Nacua has thrived this season, so expect Whittington to pick up some work in the Pro Bowl receiver’s absence.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
And what Jordan rightly notes is that no other player ever thrived so spectacularly under the coaching of both Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This is where the story of the Americas began in the remote area of El Mirador National Park, where the Mayan civilization thrived 2,000 years ago.
—ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Trevin Wallace and Christian Rozeboom — after switching up roles — have thrived against the run, while Derrick Brown has looked like his Pro Bowl self.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Barry Jackson
updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Where adopters come back to tell their story of an unwanted animal that thrived in a new home and had a great life.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
The framework was established in September, when the future Pac-12 schools struggled and the current American schools thrived.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
In the early days of the post-colonial United States, Long Island farms supplied New York City, while the whaling industry thrived in Sag Harbor.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
The second-year receiver is more comfortable in the slot role where Nacua has thrived this season, so expect Whittington to pick up some work in the Pro Bowl receiver’s absence.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
And what Jordan rightly notes is that no other player ever thrived so spectacularly under the coaching of both Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
This is where the story of the Americas began in the remote area of El Mirador National Park, where the Mayan civilization thrived 2,000 years ago.
—ABC News, 16 Oct. 2025
Trevin Wallace and Christian Rozeboom — after switching up roles — have thrived against the run, while Derrick Brown has looked like his Pro Bowl self.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
Verb
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Crime has long flourished there.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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People saw this strange-looking rock and tried to pick it up, but none could until this innocent little boy succeeded, delivering it to authorities.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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One Vision Chiuri stepped down as artistic director of women’s collections at Dior, succeeded by Jonathan Anderson, who also took on the responsibility of menswear.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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