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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
Texas succeeded most of the NCAA tournament with a lockdown defensive effort and got a shooting boost from Rori Harmon and Booker.
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Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Analyses show the experiment succeeded at expanding access and controlling costs without bankrupting health systems or pharmaceutical firms.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Cuba has been under communist rule since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, and is now led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who succeeded Raúl Castro in 2018.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Bondi will be succeeded temporarily by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Artemis 1, which succeeded in 2022, launched an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to lunar orbit and back, which prepared the agency for Artemis 2.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The hardest thing to be in football is original, but that is exactly what De Zerbi has succeeded in being.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Those who succeeded there, like María Gertrudis Barceló, were adept at navigating these spaces.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Analyses show the experiment succeeded at expanding access and controlling costs without bankrupting health systems or pharmaceutical firms.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Cuba has been under communist rule since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution, and is now led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who succeeded Raúl Castro in 2018.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Bondi will be succeeded temporarily by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Artemis 1, which succeeded in 2022, launched an uncrewed Orion spacecraft to lunar orbit and back, which prepared the agency for Artemis 2.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The hardest thing to be in football is original, but that is exactly what De Zerbi has succeeded in being.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Those who succeeded there, like María Gertrudis Barceló, were adept at navigating these spaces.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
However, in May 1881, Wyandotte finally succeeded in annexing Riverview, and by 1886, the state government moved to allow further mergers.
—Elijah Winkler, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeded
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Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Monroe went from notable to notorious when, in 1952, journalist Aline Mosby first reported that a pinup calendar—featuring a ravishing blonde nude spread across red velvet—was in fact a photograph of the burgeoning star.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plagued by cold weather, the operation never flourished and in 1926, the sugar company pulled out.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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But a new series of fossils found at a site in China includes examples of groups that flourished in the Cambrian living side by side with a few Ediacaran species.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2026
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Its techniques are still breathtaking today, richer and more substantial than any images that came before and many that followed.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Then the experimental concept of playing 6-9 Yaxel Lendeborg, 6-10 Morez Johnson and the 7-3 Mara on the floor together suddenly clicked against historically one of the nation’s stingiest defenses, and the Wolverines became an overnight juggernaut.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The troubling reality for Orlando is that LAFC sits at the top of the Western Conference despite an attack that hasn’t fully clicked.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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With the system up and running, the new farm thrived.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Comey has thrived, refining her own particular jolie laide aesthetic, with its offbeat palettes and silhouettes and emphasis on texture.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vince Galante replaced former head of Jeep design Mark Allen in 2023.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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Tatum delivered a few moments of vintage excellence in the opening minutes, turning a steal into a transition lay-up for his first basket, then using a spin move to finish through contact for his second.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nico Hoerner hit a leadoff homer and then delivered an RBI double during a five-run fifth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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His parents prospered, opening a fur shop called Paris-New York and moving to the tony Sixteenth Arrondissement.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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Wool producers prospered on buoyant world prices.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Succeeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeded. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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