1
as in to go
to turn out as planned or desired
the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product
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2
as in to thrive
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience
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Recent Examples of succeed
His oldest is being groomed to succeed him.
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump is trying to end Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, but has not yet succeeded following several months of diplomacy.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Going through heartache, but also seeing each other succeed and ascend in this league.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Communication is one of the top soft skills needed to succeed in the workplace.
—Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump is trying to end Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, but has not yet succeeded following several months of diplomacy.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Going through heartache, but also seeing each other succeed and ascend in this league.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Communication is one of the top soft skills needed to succeed in the workplace.
—Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeed
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The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Southwestern ecosystems evolved to tolerate and even thrive amid low-intensity fires.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Fall and winter can be a bleak time for those of us who thrive in the sunshine—and even for those of us who don’t.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
20 Oct. 2025
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Without an excellent performance from the Italian, Spurs would doubtless be travelling back to north London following a second defeat in four days.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Passmore explains the mix of personal reflection and historical storytelling in the book which follows the main character, a version of himself, time-traveling through a century of the Black radical tradition.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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For tickets and more information, click here.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Give them both consistently moist soil that's rich in nutrients and these two will flourish together, giving you a green harvest for autumn.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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After trade agreements flourished in the 1990s, many of those jobs moved abroad.—
Joel Williams,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Her intervention comes amid concerns in the acting community about the creation of Norwood and how avatars like her could ultimately replace lower profile performers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rbx Scuba Mock Neck Full-zip Jacket Looking for an in-flight layer to replace your old, beat-up sweatshirt?—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Dreadnought vessels, due to enter service from the early 2030s, are the replacement for the Vanguard-class submarines, which currently deliver the Continuous At Sea Deterrent (CASD) for the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Let’s give some love to the guys who cleared the lanes for McCaffrey to deliver a vintage performance.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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There is also a dancing thread, taking the shape of the Quarona factory and circling the globe before arriving in New York, where a Loro Piana truck with raw fiber bales traverses the facade.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Succeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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