prosper
verb (used without object)
to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
were prospering
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past progressiveof prosper.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When they moved in 25 years ago, the soil was rich and trees were prospering, so Hofvendahl planted more, and more, and then more, turning his yard into an orchard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
She knew them all, from those who were prospering to those who were ailing or just getting by.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2016
Legal work bored him, and he was in touch with friends from his days at the White House who were prospering in business.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 14, 2016
By the 1850s, the tribes were prospering selling food and cotton to white settlers and miners.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015
He came back to the island to visit and see how things were prospering.
From A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons by Elizabeth Whitney Williams
