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as in thrived
to grow vigorously
that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather
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as in succeeded
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding
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Recent Examples of flourished
Opus Dei, which is rooted in pre-Vatican II ritual and rigor, had flourished in Franco’s Spain, establishing a business school at the University of Navarra, in Pamplona, whose graduates gained power in finance and government.
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Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
The skyline’s next major addition, 520 Fifth Avenue, looks to the Beaux-Arts style that flourished in America’s Gilded Age.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
In 2025, misconceptions about AI flourished as people struggled to make sense of the rapid development and adoption of the technology.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 29 Dec. 2025
Family films flourished, video game adaptations triumphed, and superheroes flew too close to the sun.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Dec. 2025
Louis-Dreyfus later flourished on the small screen, racking up Emmys for her lead performances on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
But the idea of a national theater truly took off as a result of the nationalism that flourished in Romantic-era Europe, Marvin Carlson, a scholar of theater history, told me.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
But soon Lexington flourished, with suburbs sprouting among bur oak and American elm trees.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025
The combo of Barrs and Lee especially proved problematic for TCU as the two guards flourished in the mid-range with pull-up jumpers.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
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Boca Raton has thrived for a century because its residents care deeply about where the city is headed.—
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After Austin Reaves was ruled out with an injury, LaRavia was given a more prominent role and thrived.—
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Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.—
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By season's end, Pine and his boss, Angela Burr (Colman), succeeded in bringing Roper down, with the finale suggesting Roper's violent end at the hands of his own buyers.—
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Yes, prospered, as in did not wish to accept anything less.—
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What Cheney offered Bush in 2000 was the reassuring gravitas of someone who knew Washington, had helped run the first Persian Gulf War and had prospered in the private sector, too.—
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Trump arrived just before halftime of the game.—
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Fort Worth officers were called to John Peter Smith Hospital regarding a shooting victim who’d arrived for treatment.—
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“Flourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flourished. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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