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as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy
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Recent Examples of thrive
The marijuana legalization initiative is also drawing considerable attention in the state, which has a large agricultural sector and a thriving medical marijuana market.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1914, Randle was just a young girl when an angry mob of white residents destroyed Greenwood, the prosperous Black neighborhood known as Black Wall Street in 1921, killing hundreds of people and reducing 35 square blocks of thriving businesses to ashes.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Some are concealing their autism and dealing with the resulting feelings of isolation, while others thrive in the communities and support structures around them.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
He is involved in so many different clubs and activities within the school and thrives within each to ensure PHS is the best school to be a part of for all students.
—Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Born in 1914, Randle was just a young girl when an angry mob of white residents destroyed Greenwood, the prosperous Black neighborhood known as Black Wall Street in 1921, killing hundreds of people and reducing 35 square blocks of thriving businesses to ashes.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
Some are concealing their autism and dealing with the resulting feelings of isolation, while others thrive in the communities and support structures around them.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
He is involved in so many different clubs and activities within the school and thrives within each to ensure PHS is the best school to be a part of for all students.
—Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thanks to the passionate efforts of the Saratoga Historical Foundation, the Saratoga Village Development Council and the Village Gardeners, our city flourishes with beauty, character and community spirit.Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Godot’s games flourish on open indie storefronts like itch.io, where the engine enjoys modest popularity among the community.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The passing of the baton is official: British maestro Alexander Shelley will succeed Carl St.Clair as artistic and musical director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Israel might succeed at temporarily fragmenting the group, but Hezbollah will likely reconsolidate.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement SpaceX, in particular, would likely continue to prosper as NASA and the Pentagon’s primary partner for rocket launches.William Gavin, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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While Jared Kushner moved to D.C. to advise former president Trump and then to Miami to pursue private equity, his family’s real estate business quietly prospered in his absence—rebuilding a portfolio that’s now more valuable than his father-in-law’s.Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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An old-school World War II drama, a quietly powerful Irish drama, a Christmas story and a fantasy anime arrive in movie theaters this week.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The more affordable, $36,000 single motor trim with a roughly 260-mile range will arrive in 2025, so it's still delayed.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Thrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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