: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
Examples of thriving in a Sentence
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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Naples, with a population north of two million, is a thriving and crowded city, while the twisting and often crowded drive to Sorrento can elevate your blood pressure.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Here in Salt Lake City, where the backcountry community is large and thriving, skiers post observations to Instagram as well and tag accounts dedicated to increasing the reach of our local knowledge.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
The organization, which was founded four years ago by the parents of Morgan Rodgers, a seemingly thriving women’s lacrosse player at Duke who suffered a serious knee injury before the start of her sophomore year.
—Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
The generations of women who paved the way for the thriving 21st-century scene deserve the lioness’s share of the credit.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Here in Salt Lake City, where the backcountry community is large and thriving, skiers post observations to Instagram as well and tag accounts dedicated to increasing the reach of our local knowledge.
—Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
The organization, which was founded four years ago by the parents of Morgan Rodgers, a seemingly thriving women’s lacrosse player at Duke who suffered a serious knee injury before the start of her sophomore year.
—Rich Scherr, Baltimore Sun, 14 Mar. 2025
The generations of women who paved the way for the thriving 21st-century scene deserve the lioness’s share of the credit.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
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 29 Mar. 2025.
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