- present participle of thrive.
thriving
Example Sentences
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Masaya has since recovered well, and her new daughter is thriving alongside her.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Once a thriving retail destination valued at $1.2 billion, San Francisco Centre is back on the market, with bids expected to top out at just $130 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tiafoe reached the Cincinnati final last month and, thriving off the energy of the New York crowd, has maintained his momentum.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Founded in the 19th century by Jewish brothers Loeb and Moses Simson in Suhl, Thuringia, it grew into a thriving industrial firm that made firearms but also bicycles and luxury automobiles.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
He grew wild, a thriving weed, a tall, quick boy, loud and proud and full of temper.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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