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• v  grow vigorously
• v  make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
• v  move or swing back and forth
• s  very lively and profitable
  flourishing businesses

• Banana trees and grape vines were flourishing.
• By the early 1970s, Milk had moved to San Francisco, enraptured by its flourishing hippie sensibilities.
• Today, President Allen's bitter little cactus is tall, green and fat, and as flourishing as any in the entire Pacific Northwest.

• boom
• thrive
• flourish
• expand
• prosper
• fly high
• brandish
• wave
• booming
• palmy
• prospering
• prosperous
• roaring
• thriving

News & Articles

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• Queen Village church preaches R-E-S-P-E-C-T
  The Rev. Warren McKnight took over Nazareth Baptist Church in 2002. It is now named Love Kingdom Fellowship and is flourishing.
  June 22, 2013 - Philly.com
• Miranda Kerr’s Secret for a Happy, Lasting Marriage
  Miranda Kerr seems to have it all — an enviable body, a flourishing modeling career, an adorable baby boy, and a hot Hollywood hubby. And while the former Victoria's Secret Angel generally stays mum about her marriage to Orlando Bloom, she's finally shedding some light on what makes their lasting relationship work. The brunette beauty opens up this week on Net-a-Porter.com about turning on her ...
  June 21, 2013 - omg! Celeb News via omg!
• Can Women Entrepreneurs Make Bureaucracy A Word Of The Past?
  From refugee camps to the boardroom, Elizabeth Gore and Ingrid Vanderveldt on how women entrepreneurs are the future of business. Sometimes entrepreneurs show up in the most unexpected places. On a recent visit to a refugee camp in South Sudan, Resident Entrepreneur at the United Nations Elizabeth Gore found an environment flourishing with micro enterprises and small businesses. Most of them led ...
  June 21, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Quotes

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• President Bush in 940 News
  Israel will be celebrating its 120th anniversary as one of the world's great democracies, a secure and flourishing homeland for the Jewish people,Bush said. "The Palestinian people will have the homeland they have long dreamed of and...
• John McCain in International Herald Tribune
  Since NAFTA was concluded, it has contributed to strong job growth and flourishing trade. Since the agreement was signed, the United States has added 25 million jobs and Canada more than 4 million,McCain said.
• the 14th Dalai Lama in Independent Online
  I firmly believe that education is an indispensable tool for the flourishing of human well-being and the creation of a just and peaceful society, and I am delighted to make a small contribution in this regard through this appointment,the...