thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
are thriving
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present progressiveof thrive.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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Like so many waves of refugees before and after, these are people who took huge risks to survive, and many of them, like Omar, are thriving.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
And a growing cohort of mostly juvenile humpbacks are thriving off New York's coast, where food is now plentiful.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“There are people here, they are thriving, they are working in the mills,” Taylor said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Philadelphia Fed’s data appear to fit the theme of U.S. consumers splitting between those who are thriving and those are struggling, Zwemmer said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The white and yellow roses planted in old buckets are thriving despite the drought, because tía Fermina cares for them as if they were children.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
