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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a prosperous business that will soon be expanding
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as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
one of the most prosperous families in the community
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as in lush
growing thickly and vigorously
our neighbor has a real green thumb and a yard full of healthy, prosperous plants
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Recent Examples of prosperous
San Jose State volleyball player Blaire Fleming built a prosperous athletic resume en route to the epicenter of national controversy.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Looked at in a wealth sense, Fairfax and Montgomery aren’t nearly as prosperous as is assumed.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Scooter’s work ethic has resulted in a prosperous career.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
But ultimately, this is the only way to ensure the future of a United States and a world that are safer, more prosperous, and freer.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
Looked at in a wealth sense, Fairfax and Montgomery aren’t nearly as prosperous as is assumed.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Scooter’s work ethic has resulted in a prosperous career.
—Jennifer Pierce, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
But ultimately, this is the only way to ensure the future of a United States and a world that are safer, more prosperous, and freer.
—Nancy Okail, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperous
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Another member, who runs a thriving real estate development company with his family, relied on Quintessentially to help book meal and hotel reservations on a recent six-week-long work trip through the Middle East and Asia.Brienne Walsh, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of businesses like ours flourish in a thriving production environment.Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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The French government has revealed modern designs to replace six of Notre-Dame’s windows with new stained glass, which commemorate the cathedral's successful restoration after it was nearly burned down.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2024
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Classical computing can handle data-heavy preprocessing tasks, which are crucial for successful quantum applications.Yuval Boger, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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This six-day trip is rated level 3/4 and explores the lush mountain pastures of Alpe di Siusi and Alpe Seceda, set against the iconic Sassolungo Peak.Everett Potter, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Four outdoor terrace lounges, exclusive to Island Tower guests, are built right into the tower with lush landscaping and stunning scenery.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs. 9.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Native plants fight for space with weedy elephant grass, Brazilian pepper and other invasive species.Patrick Farrell, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2024
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Elon Musk, Trump's wealthiest supporter and an active part of the presidential campaign, is close to the president-elect and is thought to be in a position to influence policy.Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, is the second wealthiest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $238.6 billion, according to Forbes.Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The gap in information has left a void, being filled with rampant speculation, including outlandish conspiracy theories.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Worse, outsourcing has become rampant, with high-paying IT jobs migrating to countries like India and Eastern Europe.Joel Shulman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Later Daters is another take on dating for golden singles, but with, in my opinion, more nuance, heart, and personality than The Golden Bachelor.Vox Staff, Vox, 23 Dec. 2024
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With its advent are chased from our minds unholy impulses, and in their stead reign supreme and golden fruitings of the present, and the diamond seedings of the great future.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
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One Madison’s slate of attractions includes a public gym (run by Chelsea Piers Fitness) so spacious and luxuriant that members might be tempted to move in.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Nov. 2024
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This was a man who had lengthy experience in surviving far from luxuriant conditions, firstly from his time living with the destitute of Paris and London as part of his first successful non-fiction volume and secondly as a fighter for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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