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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
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had a new baby girl and lived in a prosperous community.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
The first offer came from Chin Gin Hay, a prosperous local merchant.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
People with disabilities and their families from more prosperous backgrounds are much more likely to participate in programs such as ABLE, which easily match the grooves of upper-middle-class life.
—Michael Frerichs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Calm sea and prosperous voyage—a dream for Goethe and Mendelssohn, for any parent, and perhaps for all men and women—was but a hearsay.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
The first offer came from Chin Gin Hay, a prosperous local merchant.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
People with disabilities and their families from more prosperous backgrounds are much more likely to participate in programs such as ABLE, which easily match the grooves of upper-middle-class life.
—Michael Frerichs, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Calm sea and prosperous voyage—a dream for Goethe and Mendelssohn, for any parent, and perhaps for all men and women—was but a hearsay.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prosperous
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Separately and together, Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and, sure, Ellie Kemper have made thriving side careers out of doing bits at awards shows.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Warm-weather grass follows the opposite growth pattern, seeing thriving growth when the soil temperature is above 65°F to 70°F.—
Patricia Shannon,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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Food and Drink Catching up with its gastronomically successful neighbors, Finland has secured a place at the New Nordic table.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The successful demonstration highlights how autonomous technologies may shape the future of military electronic warfare.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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In Assassin's Creed Shadows, DLSS 5 turned the game’s lush forests into something that seemed organic.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Balinese gardens feature multiple seating areas surrounded by lush flora and fauna, accompanied by the gentle trickle of nearby fountains.—
Tiana Molony,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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All asparagus species are virtually indestructible owing to their rhizomes, and two of them, although popular in dry arrangements, can become weedy in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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But for most fans not wealthy enough to buy VIP ticket packages, catching a glimpse in-person required navigating a complicated and convoluted system just for the chance to pay high prices.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Golden visas have been booming across the globe, attracting some of America’s wealthiest seeking tax havens, safety and warmer weather.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Streaming fraud has been a rampant issue in the music industry for years, a problem only exacerbated by AI now that fraudsters can quickly generate thousands of songs to flood the zone on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both figures are slightly up over 2023, but violent crime is far from rampant, especially in nature.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The beaches are golden and flat—the very postcard of a Mediterranean summer—split into sections by rocky outcrops that jut between them.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The mid-’90s were a golden era for gaming, and 1996 was arguably the peak.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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The luxuriant texture combined with the umami depth-charge can stun a table into silence.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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There was a long, luxuriant lunch at Suginome, one of the city's oldest ryōtei, a genre of restaurant that, not so long ago, offered entertainment by geisha and private rooms where businessmen and politicians made deals over elaborate dinners.—
Alex Halberstadt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Prosperous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosperous. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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