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thriving

American  
[thrahy-ving] / ˈθraɪ vɪŋ /

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 Word Forms

  • thrivingly adverb
  • unthriving adjective

Etymology

Origin of thriving

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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And erase the idea of a thriving District 13 from my mind for good.

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So Mwase returned to Lilongwe and got his family, and before long, he’d established a thriving empire.

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The warren was thriving at last and Hazel could sit basking on the bank and count their blessings.

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I was thinking of his rows of thriving crops.

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“Not to mention keeping this business thriving for my wife and my daughter.”

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