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as in prosperous
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
the play had a successful run on Broadway
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Recent Examples of successful
School leaders say the approach has been so successful that Tapestry is opening a second campus in Clayton County this fall.
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Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Their successful separation highlights the growing role of AI in modern medicine.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
With a talented squad led by Kylian Mbappé, they look all set for yet another successful campaign.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
If successful, the program could restore supersonic commercial travel for the first time in over two decades.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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Alexa Liacko,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Their successful separation highlights the growing role of AI in modern medicine.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
With a talented squad led by Kylian Mbappé, they look all set for yet another successful campaign.
—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
22 June 2026
If successful, the program could restore supersonic commercial travel for the first time in over two decades.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for successful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successful
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His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.
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Born in 1944, Peter Asher grew up in a prosperous London family (his father was the endocrinologist who identified and named Munchausen syndrome; his mother was a professional oboe player).
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Long recognized as a college town with a thriving innovation ecosystem, Ann Arbor ranks among the leaders in graduate-level employment opportunities and coworking density.
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And while the domestic J-League is over 30 years old and thriving, the national team has quietly become a European powerhouse.
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Wall Street has been treating the two companies very differently over the past year, largely because Alphabet has a prospering cloud business that helps justify its hefty spending.
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Sugar reconnects with Blaine, the security guard who’d never seen Casablanca, a golden-age Hollywood classic his mom named him after.
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Levine Cava gave the golden-colored dog a vigorous pat on the head.
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“Successful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successful. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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