thriving

[thrahy-ving]

adjective

1. prospering or doing well; highly successful.

   The Arts Commission plans to expand its thriving ArtSmart program into all 21 of the city’s elementary schools.

2. growing or developing vigorously; flourishing.

   When I worked on her farm ten years ago there was still a thriving goat herd, but she’s been unable to keep it up on her own.

Other Word Forms

• thrivingly adverb
• unthriving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thriving¹

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

With safe neighborhoods, excellent schools and a thriving healthcare economy, Johns Creek earns its title as one of the best places to live in the Southeast.

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This suggests that fungi were thriving on Earth hundreds of millions of years before plants began to grow.

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"The Irish language is thriving and continuing to grow, and the appointment of a dedicated commissioner will secure and strengthen that growth," he added.

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The longevity movement is thriving, and its enthusiasm sometimes outpaces the evidence.

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The findings reveal that dinosaurs were not fading away at all -- they were thriving.

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