thrive
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
to grow or develop vigorously; flourish: The children thrived in the country.
thrive on, to do particularly well under specified conditions: Some plants are adapted to thrive on rainwater alone.She thrives on drama and chaos.
Origin of thrive
1synonym study For thrive
Other words for thrive
Other words from thrive
- thriv·er, noun
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How to use thrive in a sentence
Epidemiologists agree that the disease likely thrived in bats before it made the zoonotic leap to humans—plus pangolins, dogs, cats, tigers, lions, and minks.
How animals can help us demystify viruses | Sandra Gutierrez G. | November 12, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis low-maintenance plant thrives in bright indirect light and only needs watering every week or two.
Online plant sellers are having a moment. Here’s where to shop. | Lindsey Roberts | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe Terps have long had confidence in the team’s talent at wide receiver, but Tagovailoa has added the consistency at quarterback needed for them to thrive.
Taulia Tagovailoa responded after a rough opener and now Maryland’s offense is rolling | Emily Giambalvo | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThat is driving millions of new users to Parler, an alternate social media platform where conspiracy theories can thrive.
‘Stop the Steal’ supporters, restrained by Facebook, turn to Parler to peddle false election claims | Elizabeth Dwoskin, Rachel Lerman | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostAs the NFL moves into the second half of its season, quarterbacks continue to thrive.
Drew Brees still rules the NFC South, and more NFL Week 9 takeaways | John Clayton | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post
In the midst of this religious and political turmoil, drug trafficking thrives.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan | Umar Farooq | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter all, Las Vegas thrives despite the fact that everyone knows that the house always wins.
A Doctor Explains Why Cruise Ships Should Be Banned | Kent Sepkowitz | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of my three sons is a student who thrives there, due in no small part to innovative programs like its greenhouse and gardens.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled | Elizabeth Picciuto | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Yo app might have brought “one-bit” communication to the public attention, but the Apple Watch thrives on it.
Bigger, Bolder, and Better Than Ever: Steve Jobs Would Be Proud of Today's Apple | Kyle Chayka | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is aware that the fear on which it ultimately thrives is that of politicians who quake at its supposed influence and money.
The NRA’s Multimillion-Dollar New Ad Campaign Is Despicable | Michael Daly | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWheat does not grow in this part of Brazil, though in the southern and inland mountainous districts it thrives admirably.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThe Cayenne cane yields best, and thrives in low grounds, the soil a mixture of sand and loam.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamThe sort of woman who has any amount of large and handsome flesh-and-blood children, and lives to have them, thrives on them.
The Creators | May SinclairHe thrives very well, like the generality of parsons, and will be a long liver if careful.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusOthers have a selfish delight in the objects of sense, Will thrives, and is happy by imparting them to his friends.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for thrive
/ (θraɪv) /
to grow strongly and vigorously
to do well; prosper
Origin of thrive
1Derived forms of thrive
- thriver, noun
- thriving, adjective
- thrivingly, adverb
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