thrive
Example Sentences
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Hollywood thrived in this tough decade partly by catering to people’s need for fantasy and escapism, through screwball comedies, adventure stories and the elaborate musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
These retailers thrive in various economic conditions due to value-focused models, broad customer reach, and flexibility.
From Barron's
Lobbyists in Washington, who once thrived behind the scenes, now loudly tout their connections and successes.
The trouble illustrates one of the challenges of reality TV, which thrives on messy on-screen drama but can dig its own grave if it goes too far.
Gold often thrives when rates are lower and the opportunity cost of holding the metal is low.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.