prosper

verb

ˈprä-spər How to pronounce prosper (audio)
Definition of prospernext
1
as in to thrive
to grow vigorously the plants seem to be prospering on the new fertilizers

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2
as in to flourish
to reach a desired level of accomplishment began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks

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Recent Examples of prosper In China, people and businesses have rapidly embraced AI technologies that have prospered with state support. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 Looking to expand globally In China, people and businesses have rapidly embraced AI technologies that have prospered with state support. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 The leaders who prosper from it will be the ones who realize that changing the interface is the easy part; maintaining the institutional judgment, accountability, and logic beneath it is the hard part—and the part that matters most. — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The cyclical reality awaiting ‘naive capital’ Allianz is far from the only insurer to have prospered through recent upheavals. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prosper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosper
  1. thrive
  2. flourish
  3. succeed
  4. arrive
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  • The commitment of non-linemen helping out the run game, though, has to be considered encouraging for a team that didn’t thrive in that aspect last season.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Vibrio vulnificus thrive in heat and this past July was the hottest month in the US since records began.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrive
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  • Normally these spots are produced by a fungus that flourishes during hot, damp and humid weather.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • His relationship with Amad, too, is flourishing as the Ivorian grows in confidence in pre-season.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of flourish
Verb
  • The second attempt in March 2021 succeeded, with images showing crowds that had gathered to witness the launch.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ries argues that leadership transitions succeed not because remarkable individuals take over, but because organizations have embedded their purpose deeply enough to survive leadership change.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeed
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  • The 59-year-old Russian asylum-seeker from Sunnyvale arrived in the Bay Area two days after being released from a federal facility in Louisiana.
    — Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ship spotters in Japan reported the vessel has arrived there, according to USNI News.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrive

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