thrive
verb (used without object)
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
has been thriving
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present perfect progressiveof thrive (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Even as concerns about artificial intelligence have led to a widespread tech selloff, one “Magnificent Seven” name has been thriving: Alphabet.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 20, 2025
It is one of several jewelry dealers along a stretch of Manhattan known as the Diamond District, where business has been thriving as gold and silver values rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
One of Moreno’s strengths so far has been thriving in pressure situations, earning the trust of his coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Nix has been thriving under coach Bryan Harsin and the quarterback’s third offensive coordinator, Mike Bobo, since that Georgia State game.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2021
He began early, and has been thriving twenty-seven years, to January 1739.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 10 Historical Writings by Jonathan Swift
