: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
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our new landscaping business is thriving
the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium's sea otter rehabilitation program also released 37 pops into the Slough, helping create a thriving and robust community.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of businesses like ours flourish in a thriving production environment.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Another member, who runs a thriving real estate development company with his family, relied on Quintessentially to help book meal and hotel reservations on a recent six-week-long work trip through the Middle East and Asia.
—Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Thousands of businesses like ours flourish in a thriving production environment.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
Dive into turquoise water to explore a thriving marine ecosystem, including colorful fish, sea turtles, and even sharks like bull, lemon, blacktip, and tiger.
—Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for thriving
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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