thrived

verb

variants or throve
past tense of thrive
1
as in flourished
to grow vigorously these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight

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2
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 With help from within, advice from top prospect Kevin McGonigle in the Arizona Fall League and a return to his collegiate swing and approach, King thrived in his early-season stint with Double-A Harrisburg. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 But while demand for the nifty two-seater has substantially decreased, the CX-5 has thrived. — James Raia, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 In southern Wyoming, ferns briefly flourished where relatives of elms, walnuts, dawn redwood and avocado trees once thrived. — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Irving thrived in the outside-zone running scheme of Liam Coen as a rookie. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 For a series built around the unsettling idea of collective perfection, Pluribus works because each department thrived in the chaos of creation. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Venezuela benefited from a vast supply of oil reserves and thrived economically until the price of oil collapsed in the 1980s. — Mike Patton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Ergo, letters should have been sent to Amazon, Microsoft and Zoom, to name three examples of companies who thrived in that health crisis. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Rival premium large formats thrived, however, as Dolby Cinema, ScreenX and 4DX all reported record-breaking ticket sales over the weekend. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrived
  1. flourished
  2. succeeded
  3. prospered
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  • In southern Wyoming, ferns briefly flourished where relatives of elms, walnuts, dawn redwood and avocado trees once thrived.
    — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amidst all those endlessly traversing ships and bobbing cranes, commerce flourished.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flourished
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
  • In January 2021 the party officially became Reform UK, and two months later Farage stepped down as the party’s leader; Richard Tice, a property developer, succeeded him.
    — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Separating the franchise entries that have lived long and prospered from those that are mere redshirts.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prospered

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