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
Postwar prosperity gave more Americans the leisure time, disposable income, and car space to begin antiquing.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
History suggests that cohesion creates prosperity.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
The latter provides genuine security and selective control where necessary, while preserving access to global innovation and accelerating the path to national prosperity.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
However, the town’s prosperity faded within decades, due to a local company refusing to supply water and the removal of the train stop to another town.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
History suggests that cohesion creates prosperity.
—Judah Taub, semafor.com, 11 June 2026
The latter provides genuine security and selective control where necessary, while preserving access to global innovation and accelerating the path to national prosperity.
—Leonard Lim, Fortune, 10 June 2026
However, the town’s prosperity faded within decades, due to a local company refusing to supply water and the removal of the train stop to another town.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for prosperity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperity
Noun
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Plenty of faceless creators have continued to find success on social media despite YouTube’s crackdown.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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But also debates within the Labour Party, the state of the polls, the development of public opinion, and the success or otherwise of the government in generating growth by other means.—
Anand Menon,
Time,
13 June 2026
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Also flying is the Lunar Trailblazer, a mission selected under NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, a small satellite designed to provide an understanding of the form, abundance, and distribution of water on the moon, as well as the lunar water cycle.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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With performers like Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way, and Erika Alexander, there will always be jokes in abundance.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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“Prosperity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperity. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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