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as in to flourish
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
began to prosper after years of crushing setbacks
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Recent Examples of prosper
Just as important is that after a brief attempt at seizing all of Berlin, the Kremlin left West Germany to prosper in peace.
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Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Funding through the Big, Beautiful Bill will enable agents to continue their workday-in and day-out, increasing their effectiveness, protecting American citizens, and furthering America’s ability to prosper.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Our purpose as leaders is to empower people, businesses and society to prosper while standing strong through adversity.
—Lynn O'Leary, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
Funding through the Big, Beautiful Bill will enable agents to continue their workday-in and day-out, increasing their effectiveness, protecting American citizens, and furthering America’s ability to prosper.
—Mike Garcia, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
Our purpose as leaders is to empower people, businesses and society to prosper while standing strong through adversity.
—Lynn O'Leary, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Perhaps Javier prospers in ways Alcantara couldn’t.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosper
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The company thrived at a time when many brick-and-mortar stores were closing.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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Our democracy thrives when citizens engage peacefully and passionately in the civic process, not through intimidation or violence.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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The initiative began serving nearly 500 families and flourished, with 92% of the babies born full-term and 96% born at a healthy birth rate in the Strong Babies program, outpacing the average rates for Nashville as a whole.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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In an era when identity theft is flourishing, there is a growing need for everyone to verify who someone really is—fast and securely.—
Atal Bansal,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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More than 900 attendees packed the event and in succeeding years, other national sports figures were honored, as well as graduating high school students of Polish-Slovak descent from Lake and Porter high schools.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Still, the company has faced doubters before and went on to succeed, said Jeffrey Hoffman, a former astronaut and current professor of aerospace engineering at MIT.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The man was dead before authorities arrived at the scene, police told KTRK.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2025
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Elio — Disney and Pixar Animation’s summer box office flop — will try to find a new audience when the film arrives on digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Prosper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosper. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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