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[ verb ] grow stronger

Examples

"The economy was booming"

Used in print

(Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)

The inner life of congregations will prosper so_long as like-minded people of similar social and economic level can fraternize together ; the outer life of congregations - the suitability of the environment to their survival - will be propitious so_long as the people in the area are of the same social and economic level as the membership .

Related terms

grow revive luxuriate boom

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[ verb ] gain in wealth

Used in print

(Idwal Jones, "Santa Cruz Run"...)

John_Vernon had had all the patronage he cared_for - he had prospered , but he could not retire from horsedom .

Related terms

change_state

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24306
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