palmy

adjective

ˈpä-mē How to pronounce palmy (audio)
Definition of palmynext
1
as in successful
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune they knew her in her palmy days when she was living high

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2
as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically a palmy suburb with lots of new homes and shopping malls

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Recent Examples of palmy Our palmy years began way before Hollywood and the enormous hillside onetime real estate sign of that name. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 Serve a crisp cookie with each serving, such as a butter cookie or palmier. — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 22 Oct. 2024 The restaurant serves meat but is known for its palmy vegetables—roasted, smoked, fermented, braised; dished out with plenty of nuts, herbs, seeds, and cheeses. — Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024 In the century that followed, Carter’s house was turned into a museum with a green, palmy garden, thanks to water brought in from the Nile. — Vivian Yee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2022 Remember those palmy days when conservative conspiracy theorists outside elective politics spread the word that Democrats wanted to molest your children? — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmy
  1. successful
  2. thriving
  3. prosperous
  4. golden
  5. prospering
  6. booming
Adjective
  • Bernard Arnault has made a series of successful buy-ins that have catapulted his wealth to new heights, including the likes of Google and most famously, the luxury giant LVMH.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2026
  • Dubbed the PayPal mafia, the company’s founders and early employees, such as Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, would go on to invest in or build successful Silicon Valley companies.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of successful
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  • De Lesseps turned a fall from countess to tabloid fixture into a thriving cabaret career.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The era is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, paired with a thriving art and culture scene—Toulouse-Lautrec posters, the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889), extravagant fashion, the Moulin Rouge, and the flourishing Impressionist art world.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of thriving
Adjective
  • The good news is that Venus in Libra can improve professional visibility, making negotiations and professional opportunities all the more graceful and prosperous.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • China has a significant, prosperous middle class and a comparatively high-performing economy.
    — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of prosperous
Adjective
  • Bake in preheated oven, rotating pans from top to bottom halfway through, until danishes are puffed and deep golden brown, 12-15 minutes.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • There's still time to gather your friends, order a cocktail and settle in for golden hour with sweeping skyline views as your backdrop.
    — Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of golden
Adjective
  • Wall Street has been treating the two companies very differently over the past year, largely because Alphabet has a prospering cloud business that helps justify its hefty spending.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Definition of prospering
Adjective
  • The world’s fourth-largest economy, according to one count, also enjoyed booming business output as a flood of venture capital revitalized the state’s tech industry.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
  • When my great-aunt Alena Cindy Giardina bought her house in Inglewood’s Morningside Park more than five decades ago, the neighborhood was already booming.
    — Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of booming

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“Palmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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