thriving

[ thrahy-ving ]

adjective

1. prospering or doing well; highly successful:

   The Arts Commission plans to expand its thriving ArtSmart program into all 21 of the city’s elementary schools.

2. growing or developing vigorously; flourishing:

   When I worked on her farm ten years ago there was still a thriving goat herd, but she’s been unable to keep it up on her own.

Other Words From

• thriv·ing·ly adverb
• un·thriv·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thriving¹

thriv(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

Example Sentences

“This court is allowing this thriving, lucrative market for licensed content for AI training to be taken away from Raw Story Media,” Peter Csathy, chairman of Creative Media, a Los Angeles entertainment and media marketing and consulting firm, told me.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with such contemporaries as Kenny Clarke, Max Roach and Sid Catlett, Haynes helped transform the drums from their traditional time-keeping role into a crisp assemblage of percussion and cymbal sounds designed to keep the music alive and thriving.

From Los Angeles Times

“I understand that the intent may have been to provide more open access to these thriving schools, and that no changes have been proposed to the programs themselves,” Melvoin said in a statement Monday, “but I’m glad the district is hitting pause on these changes as administrators should take the time to carefully review the concerns and work with parents and the schools to ensure these programs’ future success.”

From Los Angeles Times

This is why people in the industry believe stolen cheese is often sent overseas to countries where there are thriving food black markets – and indeed cheese black markets.

From BBC

Russia is one country where there is a thriving black market for cheese.

From BBC

Related Words

• booming
• burgeoning
• developing
• flourishing
• growing
• healthy
• prosperous
• robust
• wealthy