flourished

verb

past tense of flourish
1
as in thrived
to grow vigorously that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather

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2
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 Under his watch, the World Baseball Classic was born and flourished. — Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The business flourished during the Covid-19 pandemic, when young shoppers fueled an explosion of sales. — Dave Sebastian, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Etowah was a major center of the Mississippian culture, which flourished in the southeastern US in the centuries before colonization. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Fort Worth became an important stop along the Chisholm Trail and later flourished as a cattle market after the Texas and Pacific Railway came to town in 1876. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 Located near the city of Marietta, the 54-acre site contains remarkable remnants of the vibrant Indigenous communities that once flourished in the region over 1,000 years ago. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026 Yet, on TikTok, on Threads, and, presumably, in innumerable group texts, a contrarian consensus has flourished. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Gravenberch flourished in that position in the title-winning campaign of 2024-25 but found life tougher there last season when Slot’s midfield unit was frequently outrun and outfought. — James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Although the wealthy Gulf oil states and small slivers of Arab elites flourished within this system, for most people the American order meant only violence, hopelessness, and deprivation. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flourished
  1. thrived
  2. succeeded
  3. prospered
  4. arrived
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  • In the late 1950s, Kusama moved to New York and thrived within the city's avant-garde scene.
    — Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Although his brother ultimately thrived despite his disability, Trujillo says intervention could have helped him.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrived
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  • Extravagantly bewigged, boldly buxom, and graced with a peerless, vibrato-laden soprano voice, the exuberant Parton succeeded a hit-making early career in partnership with vocalist Porter Wagoner with a long series of solo hits.
    — Chris Morris, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Armstrong, meanwhile, succeeded Wade at McNeese, where he was hired by former athletic director Heath Schroyer, who has since become LSU’s senior deputy AD.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • Mystic, when his great, great, great- grandfather prospered in the shipping industry.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prospered
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  • Pawloski said Amazon seemed to invest fewer resources into improving MTurk at the same time as more data labeling services arrived, causing many turkers to shift to competing platforms.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived back in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, according to multiple British media outlets.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrived

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“Flourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flourished. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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