Two adults could survive back there, if not thrive, for hours.

Small nests can continue to thrive for years at a time.

However as part of a group, colonies can thrive for decades.

These separate regional states thrived for the next 400 years.

I planted them there and they thrived for many years.

Still, the banks may be thriving too much for the government's liking.

They established an active community that thrived for about 250 years.

In Haven, the museum thrived for the first few years.

The coal mine was a major factor in the early years of the town and kept it thriving for more than half a century.

The firm thrived there for most of the twentieth century.