- present participle of thrive.
thriving
Example Sentences
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“Why am I not thriving? And my mom was like, ‘Oh, it’s called house poor.’”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
More than 450 million years ago, long before dinosaurs appeared and before animals or plants had spread widely across dry land, crinoids were already thriving in some of Earth's earliest coral reefs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Derek Mitchell, infused with infectious positivity, is looking to convert a former sugar refinery next to an Aldi car park into a thriving hub that will teach and enthuse young people.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I share our business community’s commitment to short lines and a thriving border,” Supervisor Paloma Aguirre told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The days of Garland as a thriving commune were over long before I was born in 1994.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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State of the Union Address 2016
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