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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
With miners racing to develop new projects, the industry has seen a surge of takeover attempts, although only a few have succeeded at this scale.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin has succeeded in building a fortress economy, but one that is fortified against the future more than against the enemy.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
He was succeeded last summer by career FBI agent Brett Kalina.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
He is set to be succeeded by Jonathan Simon.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
By Wednesday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 20% of the wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Oman noted that the last time Iowa saw both an open Senate and governor’s race in the same year was 1968, when Democrat Harold Hughes moved from the statehouse to the Senate, and Republican Robert Ray succeeded him as governor.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin has succeeded in building a fortress economy, but one that is fortified against the future more than against the enemy.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
He was succeeded last summer by career FBI agent Brett Kalina.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
He is set to be succeeded by Jonathan Simon.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
By Wednesday evening, the fire crew succeeded in containing 20% of the wildfire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Human intervention has helped to curb the effects on some of the most imperiled native species, and in some cases, even succeeded in recovery efforts, but the overarching threat of climate change persists.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Oman noted that the last time Iowa saw both an open Senate and governor’s race in the same year was 1968, when Democrat Harold Hughes moved from the statehouse to the Senate, and Republican Robert Ray succeeded him as governor.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
The massive popular revolt against the 2021 coup, particularly among young people who had thrived during the previous decade, demonstrates that that strategy in fact succeeded, if at enormous cost, as the Myanmar military appears incapable now of reasserting its control nationwide.
—Derek Mitchell, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeded
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, the personalities of Chesley’s siblings — her surviving twin sister Chatham, and twin boys Chance and Cheston, who all turned three on July 28 — have flourished.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the mockumentary format that The Office popularized has flourished in a host of other series, which did not go unnoticed among the show’s producers.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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She was followed by her brother Frankie, who spoke with PEOPLE on the red carpet before the awards show.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That blockbuster, which Alcaraz won after a Houdini escape, has been followed by two solid sequels.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Detail the moment everything clicked, then give them the framework that got you through.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Not everything clicked, though.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ariana Grande Makes a Last-Minute Entrance Ariana Grande — who was channeling Audrey Hepburn in a black custom Fendi dress covered in white polka-dots — arrived moments before the MTV VMAs started airing live.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mind you, this was a full day after Prater had first arrived in Buffalo — technically his second day under contract.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Ethan Miller/Getty Images Niners Faithful have been calling for him to be replaced for a while.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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While machines can excel at data processing and pattern recognition, people bring unique strengths, including creativity, relationship management and even ethical judgment that cannot be comprehensively replaced by automation.—
M. Todd Abner,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Simple, portable devices that can be operated with minimal training could revolutionize how medical care is delivered in underserved communities, dramatically cutting costs and response times.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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If YouTube delivered a huge ratings number, the broadcast networks that have leaned on their reach for relevance – Fox, CBS, NBC and ABC – would have to admit that YouTube, with its 2 billion monthly active users, is simply a better mousetrap to maximize audience.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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And our beautiful business has thrived and survived this whole time.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Under Laurinaitis’ tutelage, Sonny Styles moved from safety to linebacker and has thrived.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Succeeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeded. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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