as in success
the state of being successful usually by making a lot of money
This was a period of prosperity for our nation. economic prosperity
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Recent Examples of prosperity
The Celtics hoped to enter an era of prosperity after breaking through for last season’s championship.
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Jay King, New York Times, 16 May 2025
And history has taught us time and again that appeasement does not lead to safety, security or prosperity.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
America’s next chapter will need more men and women like these to power the success, innovation and prosperity that made our country a beacon of liberty and opportunity for many.
—Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Decades of neoliberalism have produced communities in despair, disconnected from prosperity and too often ignored by our most powerful institutions.
—Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Time, 11 May 2025
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Jay King, New York Times, 16 May 2025
And history has taught us time and again that appeasement does not lead to safety, security or prosperity.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
America’s next chapter will need more men and women like these to power the success, innovation and prosperity that made our country a beacon of liberty and opportunity for many.
—Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025
Decades of neoliberalism have produced communities in despair, disconnected from prosperity and too often ignored by our most powerful institutions.
—Lynn Forester De Rothschild, Time, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperity
Noun
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Ole Miss had success against Root for the second time this season.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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There is an even spread of success and failure, of ethnicities and inherited dysfunction, along with a predictable checklist of social problems endemic to deprivation.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
Noun
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This level of performance provides an abundance of processing power for a single PC.—
& Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Compared to Earth’s rocky mantle, the metallic core contains a slightly higher abundance of a particular isotope known as rubidium-100.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Prosperity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperity. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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