flourished

verb

Definition of flourishednext
past tense of flourish
1
as in thrived
to grow vigorously that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather

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2
as in succeeded
to reach a desired level of accomplishment the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding

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  1. thrived
  2. succeeded
  3. excelled
Verb
  • The 19-year-old England Under-21 player has thrived and been tipped for senior international honours by Hurzeler.
    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
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  • 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
  • Could President Yoon have succeeded?
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of succeeded
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  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The senior has excelled as a drummer and has helped lead the reformation of the school band after a number of years.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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