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 ● Sep. 3, 2026
Fundamentally superior stocks are prospering from a stunning earnings environment as well as a booming domestic economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Mar-A-Lago, Trump Winery, and other assets that Forbes dubs “trophies” are prospering, and his TV show paid very well.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2020
Providers of videoconferencing software, cloud computing platforms, communications services as well as online retailers are prospering from the shift of tens of millions of Americans to remote work.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2020
Accordingly as they do it better or worse they are prospering or the reverse.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
