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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
Even if the House succeeded in impeaching a judge, the Senate would need to affirm that decision by a two-thirds majority vote.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
By season's end, Pine and his boss, Angela Burr (Colman), succeeded in bringing Roper down, with the finale suggesting Roper's violent end at the hands of his own buyers.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Maduro succeeded Chavez as president in 2013 and continued the country’s support for Cuba.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Throughout his first season in Chicago, Johnson has succeeded more often than not in dialing in and finding the success formula for his team within each week.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Ohayon exited Stella McCartney in the wake of the designer’s separation from LVMH — the designer bought back the minority stake held by the French luxury group — and was succeeded by Tom Mendenhall, formerly brand president of Polo and Double RL at Ralph Lauren, as reported.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
In January 1958, the country’s longtime strongman, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, was forced from office only to be succeeded by one of his most powerful officials, the naval commander Wolfgang Larrazábal.
—Michael Albertus, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Maduro succeeded Chavez as president in 2013 and continued the country’s support for Cuba.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
The Sheinbaum administration has not really succeeded in getting a grip on security and violence in Michoacán, said Bill Booth, a lecturer in Latin American History at University College London.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
By season's end, Pine and his boss, Angela Burr (Colman), succeeded in bringing Roper down, with the finale suggesting Roper's violent end at the hands of his own buyers.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
Maduro succeeded Chavez as president in 2013 and continued the country’s support for Cuba.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Throughout his first season in Chicago, Johnson has succeeded more often than not in dialing in and finding the success formula for his team within each week.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Ohayon exited Stella McCartney in the wake of the designer’s separation from LVMH — the designer bought back the minority stake held by the French luxury group — and was succeeded by Tom Mendenhall, formerly brand president of Polo and Double RL at Ralph Lauren, as reported.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
In January 1958, the country’s longtime strongman, Marcos Pérez Jiménez, was forced from office only to be succeeded by one of his most powerful officials, the naval commander Wolfgang Larrazábal.
—Michael Albertus, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Maduro succeeded Chavez as president in 2013 and continued the country’s support for Cuba.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
The Sheinbaum administration has not really succeeded in getting a grip on security and violence in Michoacán, said Bill Booth, a lecturer in Latin American History at University College London.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeded
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Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota in the second period, as the Wild went without a regulation win on their three-game homestand, and are now 1-3-2 in their last half-dozen.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boston got points on two of its first three possessions of the game — a pair of rare two-point makes by Hauser, who takes 90% of his shots from 3-point range — then went cold for nearly five straight minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, a Democrat who said he was not told of the event, said Hegseth’s visit shows how the city has flourished despite such setbacks as the closure of Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III transport plant.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Historically, the water’s purity was singular, giving life to a watershed that flourished because of a unique paucity of nutrients, a situation that hindered the pursuit of any single species that would dominate the rest.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Among Brazil’s top exports to the country are soybeans, followed by corn, sugar, and other agricultural products.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Next month, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, followed shortly by the Paralympics.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
13 Jan. 2026
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One day, in 2019, Dee, who’s in his mid-forties, was on Facebook and clicked on an image of a waterfall, which took him to BUSAR’s page.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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But on the contrary, the tighter controls clicked with Gen Z users.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
5 Jan. 2026
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Boca Raton has thrived for a century because its residents care deeply about where the city is headed.—
Michelle Grau,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Austin Reaves was ruled out with an injury, LaRavia was given a more prominent role and thrived.—
Stan Son,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The move reflects a shifting tennis sponsorship landscape, with classic brands long associated with the professional tour, like Fila, Sergio Tacchini, and Ellesse, being replaced by younger activewear brands like FP Movement, Lululemon, and Vuori.—
Jessica Schiffer,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
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This additive method replaced time-consuming polishing techniques.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Anfernee Simons delivered his finest performance in a Celtics uniform Thursday night, scoring 39 points in 34 minutes to carry Boston to a come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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And that’s a decidedly mixed blessing for a franchise that had prospered so much by it, only to be done in by it this season.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
1 Jan. 2026
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He's been masquerading as a businessman for decades as nothing he's involved in has prospered except by using other people's money to find loophole after loophole and grift after grift.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Succeeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeded. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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