have been thriving
- present perfect progressive of thrive.
Example Sentences
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In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Smaller public companies have been thriving this year in an economy that finally seems to be rewarding them with lower interest rates, steady economic growth and investors hungry for risk.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Most of the plants there today are perennial, native plants that have been thriving for years, and the garden provides free food and herbal medicine, the group says.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
But by their own account, Mr. Davies and Mr. Zhu have been thriving.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
With all the warm weather, the plants should have been thriving.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
