thrive on
phrasal verb
thrived on or throve on; thrived on also thriven on; thriving on; thrives on
: to do well in a particular kind of situation
She thrives on attention.
He actually thrives on stress.
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Borja is a quality poacher who thrives on action in the box, but on the night the ball didn’t drop for him often enough.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Why shouldn’t a garden have the right to retain an air of mystery, when the rest of our culture thrives on overexposure?
—Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Tesla thrives on government tax credits for electric vehicles and subsidies for its network of charging stations.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Here, the love planet thrives on excitement, novelty and the thrill of the unknown.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Why shouldn’t a garden have the right to retain an air of mystery, when the rest of our culture thrives on overexposure?
—Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Tesla thrives on government tax credits for electric vehicles and subsidies for its network of charging stations.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2024
Here, the love planet thrives on excitement, novelty and the thrill of the unknown.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Thrive on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrive%20on. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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