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miranda asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 3 years ago

whats another way to say "thrive off of"?

the sentence is: "humans thrive off of contrast" Thank you!

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  • John
    Lv 5
    3 years ago

    Never say 'off of'. It's bad English.

    Thrive on...

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Human's thrive on contrast.

    ("Off of" is awkward)

  • foxprojoy
    Lv 6
    3 years ago

    benefit from / flourish / prosper from

  • Gypsyfish
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    "thrive off" is incorrect. You can say that someone "thrives on" something- "He thrives on meeting challenges." "Contrast" doesn't make any sense. Contrast in what?

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