thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
had thrived
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past perfectof thrive.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But behind the scenes, institutional investors were also rotating out of technology and semiconductor stocks—sectors that had thrived in 2020 and 2021—and into areas that had lagged behind, including energy and oil-and-gas services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
In Uzbekistan, a different research team provided great detail about a pair of 6th to 11th century cities on the Silk Road, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, that had thrived before being lost to time.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024
UCLA, which had thrived in the postseason off timely hitting, left seven on base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden said UK universities had thrived on being open "for a millennium" and the planned measures were not about creating barriers.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024
Yet these former child soldiers, rescued from their armies, had mostly recovered and been widely embraced at American colleges and universities, where many of them had thrived.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
