- present tense form of thrive (3rd person singular).
thrives
Example Sentences
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Leveraging cuteness to sell products isn’t exactly a new phenomenon — just ask the toy industry, which thrives on getting kids and young adults invested in collecting new cute or cuddly products.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
The grape is also grown in places like New York’s Finger Lakes, the Pacific Northwest and in Eastern Europe, but Austria is where it thrives best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The herd at Smiling Buddha Yaks thrives in Colorado’s alpine climate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Palmer similarly thrives in-field - but on the right half of the pitch.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The Dream thrives on generalization, on limiting the number of possible questions, on privileging immediate answers.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
