- present tense form of thrive (3rd person singular).
thrives
Example Sentences
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Leveraging cuteness to sell products isn’t exactly a new phenomenon — just ask the toy industry, which thrives on getting kids and young adults invested in collecting new cute or cuddly products.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
And at a time when everyone is chasing hard contact, Simpson thrives by doing the exact opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The grape is also grown in places like New York’s Finger Lakes, the Pacific Northwest and in Eastern Europe, but Austria is where it thrives best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The show’s comedy thrives on failure, interruption and never actually getting to the “script.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The market here thrives because most people did not have to leave their homes and are therefore already settled.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
