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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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The 19-year-old England Under-21 player has thrived and been tipped for senior international honours by Hurzeler.
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Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
When Wilson wasn’t behind center the offense under LaFleur often thrived, especially with Mike White and Joe Flacco.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The chain thrived for decades but ran into problems the past few years and in September filed for bankruptcy.
—Jim Weiker, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Experts have already confirmed the jaw, along with toe and rib fragments, belonged to an adult mastodon, one of the many that thrived across portions of North America.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
Our steelmakers thrived, but companies that make things out of steel (like Ford, GM and Caterpillar) suffered dearly.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
But Spirit Halloween has thrived by finding cheap, vacant spaces, which is what Spencer’s has attempted.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
For a while, the Snack Wrap thrived.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
When Wilson wasn’t behind center the offense under LaFleur often thrived, especially with Mike White and Joe Flacco.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
The chain thrived for decades but ran into problems the past few years and in September filed for bankruptcy.
—Jim Weiker, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Experts have already confirmed the jaw, along with toe and rib fragments, belonged to an adult mastodon, one of the many that thrived across portions of North America.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
Our steelmakers thrived, but companies that make things out of steel (like Ford, GM and Caterpillar) suffered dearly.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
But Spirit Halloween has thrived by finding cheap, vacant spaces, which is what Spencer’s has attempted.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
For a while, the Snack Wrap thrived.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Thrived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrived. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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