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thriving

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thrive  (thrv)
intr.v. thrived or throve (thrv), thrived or thriv·en (thrvn), thriv·ing, thrives
1. To make steady progress; prosper.
2. To grow vigorously; flourish: "the wild deer that throve here" (Tom Clancy).

[Middle English thriven, from Old Norse thrfask, reflexive of thrfa, to seize.]

thriver n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.thriving - very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

thriving
adjective successful, doing well, flourishing, growing, developing, healthy, booming, wealthy, blooming, prosperous, burgeoning, going strong << OPPOSITE unsuccessful
Translations
thriving [ˈθraɪvɪŋ] adjpróspero
thriving [ˈθraɪvɪŋ] adjvigoureux/euse; [business, community] → prospère
thriving [ˈθraɪvɪŋ] thrive adj [business, community] → blühend, florierend
thriving [ˈθraɪvɪŋ] adj [industry etc] → fiorente


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Girl number twenty, isn't this a prosperous nation, and a'n't you in a thriving state?
The province, now so fertile and spotted with thriving villages, had been a desert wilderness.
The estates he had not before visited were each more picturesque than the other; the serfs everywhere seemed thriving and touchingly grateful for the benefits conferred on them.
 
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