thrived

variants or throve
past tense of thrive

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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. 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
  • Crime has long flourished there.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.
    Joel Williams, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.
    Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on thrived

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!