: characterized by success or prosperity
a thriving business
Examples of thriving in a Sentence
our new landscaping business is thriving
the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built
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Zuppardi’s has operated a thriving wholesale program, supplying personal-sized frozen pizzas to supermarkets, bars and breweries in Connecticut as well as to pizza connoisseurs across the country, the city noted in a statement.
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
The great deregulation of religion led to a thriving marketplace, forcing churches to innovate and to compete for customers.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Rather than the number of visitors, Gensler said in the report, the amount of time spent downtown matters more in cultivating a thriving downtown area.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The regional efforts represent crucial steps if Tesla wants to seriously operate a thriving commercial rideshare business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
The great deregulation of religion led to a thriving marketplace, forcing churches to innovate and to compete for customers.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Rather than the number of visitors, Gensler said in the report, the amount of time spent downtown matters more in cultivating a thriving downtown area.
—Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
The regional efforts represent crucial steps if Tesla wants to seriously operate a thriving commercial rideshare business.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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“Thriving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thriving. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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