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as in went
to turn out as planned or desired
the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product
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as in flourished
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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as in followed
to come after in time
only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president
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Recent Examples of succeeded
Ben Sheppard and Jarace Walker, two first-round picks from 2023, both have succeeded in the postseason for Indiana and have grown across the last three seasons.
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Tony East,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
The younger Roberts succeeded his father as president of Comcast in 1990.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
The tactics succeeded in protecting the company’s profit margins that quarter.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
In recent decades, more recognition has been given to art that represents the voices of those who succeeded in the battle, but also suffered many deaths.
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
President Bill Clinton’s veto pen spared some district laws, while congressional GOP lawmakers at times succeeded at blocking others.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The Bear has concluded its five season run, but by all accounts the eponymous Chicago eatery will stay alive after the series finale reveals that Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and the rest of the tenacious staff succeeded in earning not one, but two Michelin stars.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
Because the virtual machine testbed is fully patched, none of the exploit attacks succeeded.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Fabrizio Ciafrei succeeded Kiss in the CEO role, as reported.
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Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
The younger Roberts succeeded his father as president of Comcast in 1990.
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2026
The tactics succeeded in protecting the company’s profit margins that quarter.
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Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
In recent decades, more recognition has been given to art that represents the voices of those who succeeded in the battle, but also suffered many deaths.
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
President Bill Clinton’s veto pen spared some district laws, while congressional GOP lawmakers at times succeeded at blocking others.
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Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
27 June 2026
The Bear has concluded its five season run, but by all accounts the eponymous Chicago eatery will stay alive after the series finale reveals that Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and the rest of the tenacious staff succeeded in earning not one, but two Michelin stars.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 June 2026
Because the virtual machine testbed is fully patched, none of the exploit attacks succeeded.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeded
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
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Moises Caicedo has flourished into one of the best two-way operators in the world while Enzo Fernandez is someone who wants to drive the Blues forward whenever possible.
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Reynolds leaves the strong impression that slavery flourished in the South instead of the North simply because southern religion and ideology depended on mastery rather than because southern topography and climate also favored the plantation system.
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The result followed a 1-1 draw to Belgium and a 3-1 win over New Zealand earlier in the tournament.
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The couple followed a cardinal rule of investing.
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The Pew Research Center found that Google users who encountered an AI summary in response to their search term clicked on a link in the search results 8% of the time, compared to 15% of the time when no AI summary was offered.
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Gross and Baxter instantly clicked and have remained friends, nearly four decades after the NBC sitcom ended in 1989.
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These two have thrived as critics by evolving.
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Zito compared him to Niko Mikkola, who has thrived in Florida’s system.
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Wade is the first free-agent addition to the Sixers since Mike Gansey replaced Daryl Morey as the team's new president of basketball operations.
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Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Báez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Baez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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For four decades the appellation prospered on a reputation for concentration and the firm tannic grip of Syrah and Grenache grown in its famous schist soils.
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The Al-Khayyat family prospered under the previous regime, and some relatives were sanctioned for supporting the government and profiting from the war.
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“Succeeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeded. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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