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as in next
being the one that comes immediately after another
the couple purchased some land, and in the course of the succeeding year built a house on it
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2
as in consecutive
following one after another without others coming in between
that land remained in the family for five succeeding generations
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as in going
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 flourishing
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 following
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 succeeding
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Lear deBessonet was named the artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, succeeding André Bishop after his 33-year tenure.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The question arises not just because Oracle recently announced that two executives are the company’s new CEOs, succeeding Safra Catz, who had been CEO or co-CEO for the past 11 years.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
So the grunts up front are succeeding, but the running backs are failing?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Llamas become anchor of NBC Nightly News in June, succeeding Lester Holt.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, announced that Partner Peter Nelson was elected managing partner, succeeding Bill Stoeri.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Greg Hessinger, a former Screen Actors Guild executive, was named president in March, succeeding longtime leader Carol Lombardini.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Bellotti joined Jil Sander, under the OTB umbrella, from Bally in March, succeeding Luke and Lucie Meier.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Brewers are succeeding by developing good young players, such as center fielder Jackson Chourio, Attanasio said, using the Tampa Bay Rays model.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Lear deBessonet was named the artistic director of Lincoln Center Theater, succeeding André Bishop after his 33-year tenure.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The question arises not just because Oracle recently announced that two executives are the company’s new CEOs, succeeding Safra Catz, who had been CEO or co-CEO for the past 11 years.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
So the grunts up front are succeeding, but the running backs are failing?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Llamas become anchor of NBC Nightly News in June, succeeding Lester Holt.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Dorsey & Whitney, Minneapolis, announced that Partner Peter Nelson was elected managing partner, succeeding Bill Stoeri.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
Greg Hessinger, a former Screen Actors Guild executive, was named president in March, succeeding longtime leader Carol Lombardini.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2025
Bellotti joined Jil Sander, under the OTB umbrella, from Bally in March, succeeding Luke and Lucie Meier.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeding
Adjective
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The city will start delivering new trash bins — gray instead of the old black — next week.—
Sam Schulz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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The security forces arrested 70,000 people over the next several years, locking up many of them in CECOT, the maximum-security prison.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Payton, 32, will be joining Golden State for his sixth non-consecutive season.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The main reason for this drop, according to Stephanie Guichard, senior economist of global indicators at the Conference Board, is consumers’ appraisal of current job availability, which declined for the eight consecutive month.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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At its best, Notre Dame has played with an edge Freeman created by going for it on fourth down, sending blitzes with little coverage, calling fake punts.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After going public together on social media, the pair have elicited strong reactions from people in their comments — some appalled by their age gap and others who quickly jump to their defense.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 42-year-old tech leader has been at the helm since Spotify’s inception, when the company sought to revolutionize a music industry where iTunes dominated and music piracy via sites like LimeWire and Napster was flourishing.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, the first four weeks haven’t been as flourishing individually for one of the key offensive weapons for the Eagles (4-0).—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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At least three students are dead and dozens of others may be trapped in the rubble following the collapse at the Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, a town about 780 km east of Jakarta, federal emergency officials said.—
Britt Clennett,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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The following account is based on an arrest warrant affidavit, court and personnel records, and agency news releases.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If not for late goals by Mikel Merino and Gabriel, Sunday’s visit would have been their third successive defeat at Newcastle United in the league, and fourth in all competitions.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Start up a new account by clicking here to get a $150 bonus offer or a $1,500 first-bet safety net.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Enter the details in the search bar or scan the pill bottle with your iPhone's camera by clicking the camera icon next to the search bar.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Four boats from the LAFD were dispatched to the man’s vessel, with the first arriving around 40 minutes after the initial call for help.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lum always tries to connect with contacts from artistic, photographic and diasporic communities, or local historians and architects, before arriving.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Succeeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeding. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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