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as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
a long list of successes that the retiring president of the college can point to with pride
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as in hit
a person or thing that is successful
their homemade jellies have been such a success that they are now distributed nationwide
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Recent Examples of success
On the positive side, efforts to introduce sustainable seafood consumption, limit visitor numbers, and minimize damage from boat anchors have seen measurable success.
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Those numbers came against top‑tier Texas competition, so his NFL success comes as no surprise to his former coaches.
—Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Still, the road to success was not without its rough patches.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Torelli said early viral success helped confirm the strategy.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Those numbers came against top‑tier Texas competition, so his NFL success comes as no surprise to his former coaches.
—Johnny Resendiz, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Still, the road to success was not without its rough patches.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Torelli said early viral success helped confirm the strategy.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for success
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Skating is an achievement fueled by immense physical and mental stressors, financial sacrifice, and restrictive expectations that can wear on competitors for decades.—
Jasmine Wynn,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Breezy Johnson, who won gold in the women's downhill alpine skiing event on Sunday, made the mistake of jumping for joy while celebrating her big achievement.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then their daughter was born, the pandemic hit and both spouses began working from home.—
Jelena Kecmanovic,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Opera companies have long craved a compact, family-friendly hit, good for all ages, like ballet’s Nutcracker.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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One of his most significant accomplishments in the role so far has been striking a deal with the Paris Olympic Committee for LVMH to be a main sponsor.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yet despite all these accomplishments, Burns not only allowed inflation to gather momentum, but did so by colluding politically with the White House unlike any other Fed chair.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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A number of provisions in President Donald Trump‘s blockbuster bill to enact his second-term agenda will go into effect throughout the year.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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In September, the company announced plans to break up, reversing much of the blockbuster $46 billion merger from a decade ago that created one of the biggest food companies in the world.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
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Doja Cat‘s South African homecoming may have been brought to a halt when Hey Neighbour festival canceled its 2025 staging, but the Grammy winner will finally get to visit her motherland this spring.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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Malinin holds just more than a five-point lead over his biggest rival, Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama, with scores from both the short program and free skate added together to determine a winner.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, they are considered one of those inexplicable phenomena only North Americans like, along with American football, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and widespread gun ownership.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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The central element of Zurek’s approach is the phenomenon called quantum entanglement, another of the nonintuitive things that happen at quantum scales.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Success.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/success. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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