prospering
- adjective
- /ˈprɑːspərɪŋ/
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próspero
- The local business community is prospering, with many new shops opening this year.
Examples
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And trade deficits widen when the US economy is prospering, not the other way around.
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Why are some countries prospering and growing and others less so?
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Yeah, buddy, prospering and going broke.
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So it's a it's this big giant topic and I never wanted to leave cable because I was prospering in being there.
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And the ones that did are prospering mightily.
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So why are some fields prospering within the humanities and others not so much?
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You know, the world was changing in a way we don't like, and seemingly the Jews are prospering while I am not.
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This is dangerous for it so's division and despair as the gap between those who are prospering and those who are not gets even larger and resentments grow.
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After years of hard work, her talents are finally being recognized, and she is prospering in her career.
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During the economic boom, many families found themselves prospering financially and enjoying a better quality of life.
Synonyms
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4.1
Doing well and having a lot of money
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3.8
Growing and very successful, like a busy café or arts scene
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4.1
Very successful and making a lot of money
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3.4
A town or business that is growing quickly and doing well
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4.2
Growing quickly and doing well, like a business or town
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8.6
A time when things are very successful and growing
Antonyms
How Successful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prospering comes from the old Latin word prosperus, meaning 'favourable' or 'lucky', and the prefix pro- which means 'forward'. So, to be prospering is to be moving forward and growing well, often with more money or success.