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as in flourished
to grow vigorously
these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight
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as in succeeded
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
During periods of high sea levels, salt water flooded into the basin between North and South America and formed a shallow sea where algae thrived.
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Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The anecdote comes off less like an afterschool special and more like a reflection on the strange in-between zones where Hornsby has always thrived.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
For the past three seasons, Jackson thrived as a right-side hitter for the Celtics.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The power of Title IX, which requires equity in educational opportunity for men and women and affects college sports deeply, has been on contested ground during the past few years as NIL has thrived.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Throughout the course of human history, great civilizations have been built, thrived, and declined.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
King Charles famously loathed his time at the boarding school, but Peter seems to have thrived in the austere Scottish landscape, becoming head boy of the institution before graduating.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
During his leadership, the Magic’s business side thrived even when the basketball side struggled.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
But while some of his counterparts have stepped down to avoid rebuilding every year and constantly having to fundraise, Pitino has thrived in it.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
The anecdote comes off less like an afterschool special and more like a reflection on the strange in-between zones where Hornsby has always thrived.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
For the past three seasons, Jackson thrived as a right-side hitter for the Celtics.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
The power of Title IX, which requires equity in educational opportunity for men and women and affects college sports deeply, has been on contested ground during the past few years as NIL has thrived.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Throughout the course of human history, great civilizations have been built, thrived, and declined.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
King Charles famously loathed his time at the boarding school, but Peter seems to have thrived in the austere Scottish landscape, becoming head boy of the institution before graduating.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
During his leadership, the Magic’s business side thrived even when the basketball side struggled.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
But while some of his counterparts have stepped down to avoid rebuilding every year and constantly having to fundraise, Pitino has thrived in it.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
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Plagued by cold weather, the operation never flourished and in 1926, the sugar company pulled out.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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But a new series of fossils found at a site in China includes examples of groups that flourished in the Cambrian living side by side with a few Ediacaran species.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Texas succeeded most of the NCAA tournament with a lockdown defensive effort and got a shooting boost from Rori Harmon and Booker.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Analyses show the experiment succeeded at expanding access and controlling costs without bankrupting health systems or pharmaceutical firms.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His parents prospered, opening a fur shop called Paris-New York and moving to the tony Sixteenth Arrondissement.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wool producers prospered on buoyant world prices.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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