prosper
verb (used without object)
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
are prospering
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present progressiveof prosper.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Folks in Richland who are prospering probably don’t see it that way.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 3, 2026
Fundamentally superior stocks are prospering from a stunning earnings environment as well as a booming domestic economy.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 13, 2026
Many of them are prospering, but there are enough people struggling, in one way or another, to fill a book.
From Los Angeles Times β Jan. 25, 2023
Local hotels, restaurants and other businesses are prospering from the spillover effect.
From Washington Post β Sep. 12, 2022
Large numbers have farms of their own, and are prospering reasonably well in the world.
From The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them by Charles Loring Brace
