thriving• However, the hard work paid off and all the staff can now feel proud of these thriving and beautifulbirds.• The nearbymalls are thriving, and there's no need for another regional shopping centre.• He expanded the shippingtrade and left a thriving business to his son.• None the less, in a just and thrivingeconomy, an effectivecriminaljustice system has important functions to perform.• the thriving fast-food and soft drinks industry• the country's thrivingoil industry• The villagehall, built in 1912, is a busy and thriving place.• It is now a thrivingtownship of 12,000 people in the heart of the country's best agricultural land.