thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
thrives
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present tense formof thrive (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Stacks of books, tables littered with essays and commentaries, piles of Jewish magazines—these Orthodox homes form one of the few demographics where the printed word still thrives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
As a facultative anaerobic bacterium, it thrives in both oxygen rich and oxygen poor environments, allowing it to multiply inside the oxygen deprived regions commonly found within tumors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
A man who thrives on proving the doubters and the critics wrong.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Kennard could have provided a critical floor-spacing piece around Doncic, who thrives when surrounded by lob-catching centers, athletic wings and knockdown shooters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
You forget that she thrives on sentimentality almost as much as Les does.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
