Thrive
Thrive verb - To grow vigorously.
Waste
Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
Common collocations
| power | thrive power | waste power |
| opportunity | thrive opportunity | waste opportunity |
Both words in one sentence
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Although the result doesn't usually thrive, it is possible for one of the 'waste' cells formed during female meiosis, the polar body, to fuse with an egg producing a zygote.
Source: Homosexual Reproduction
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Waste and Thrive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/thrive/waste
Thrive & Waste. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/thrive/waste>.
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