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as in to succeed
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 thrive
After some growing pains to cap the regular season, the trio thrived in the playoffs.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
What separates thriving marriages from struggling ones isn’t the absence of difficulty, but the willingness to face hard truths and work through them together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Fruits and vegetables need plenty of nutrients and water to thrive in a garden.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
What separates thriving marriages from struggling ones isn’t the absence of difficulty, but the willingness to face hard truths and work through them together.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrive
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This holistic approach to family wellness reflects Kerr's commitment to creating products that nurture both body and business and prove that when personal values align with professional vision, both can flourish together.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, the overall bullpen still figures to prosper.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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The earlier arrival of spring and warmer temperatures stretch out growing season, giving trees, weeds and grass more time to prosper and release pollen.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
22 Mar. 2025
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The film arrives on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The performance was shot back in February at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., and Bad Bunny arrived with his backing band LoS SOBRiNOS, led by musical director and percussionist Julito Gastón.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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