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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
thrive .
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Examples
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Palin thrives on whipping up resentment as a path to political power.
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The notion that the brain thrives on chaos, in a mathematical sense, comes as no shock to neuroscientist Walter J. Freeman of the University of California, Berkeley.
Boing Boing 2007
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Nonetheless, swings and roundabouts accounted for, FPTP in which tactical voting thrives, is still infinitely better than PR.
We Need To Get A Wide On Newmania 2007
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Nonetheless, swings and roundabouts accounted for, FPTP in which tactical voting thrives, is still infinitely better than PR.
Archive 2007-10-07 Newmania 2007
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The story is fairly simple, but the brilliance of the idea thrives in this simplicity.
“Smaller” Films to Watch for in 2009 | We Are Movie Geeks 2009
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It's a well-established idea in the developing world and to some it may be shocking to appreciate that the idea thrives within Canada.
A tightening labour market Ed Hollett 2007
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Koo af, yinz: regional US slang thrives on Twitter
Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011
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Koo af, yinz: regional US slang thrives on Twitter
Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011
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Koo af, yinz: regional US slang thrives on Twitter
Ars Technica Nate Anderson 2011
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It was hardly shocking by the scale of this week's events, but for a label that thrives on beautiful if sometimes difficult-to-wear futuristic looks, this was news.
The Guardian World News Imogen Fox 2011
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