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as in goes
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 thrives
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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Recent Examples of succeeds
Shannon and Chastain do their own singing in the show, which succeeds in humanizing these two troubled music legends.
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David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Fonseca succeeds Bruno Marchand, who in March took up the role of deputy director of Porto’s Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Whether that experiment succeeds remains to be seen.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Hartigan succeeds Jane Carpenter-Rock, who has led SAAM on an interim basis since September 2024, when Stephanie Stebich was removed as director and reassigned to an advisory role at the Smithsonian Institution.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Whoever succeeds her will have to work with the incoming governor and controller to rectify the state’s ongoing budget deficits.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Woodward succeeds Kevin McDonnell, who will be stepping down from the role, as announced earlier this year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But what happens outside the clinic often determines whether that plan succeeds.
—Uché Blackstock, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Boasting 37 miles of pure electric power, the NX450h+ certainly succeeds for consumers looking to float around town.
—Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Fonseca succeeds Bruno Marchand, who in March took up the role of deputy director of Porto’s Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia.
—News Desk, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Whether that experiment succeeds remains to be seen.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
Hartigan succeeds Jane Carpenter-Rock, who has led SAAM on an interim basis since September 2024, when Stephanie Stebich was removed as director and reassigned to an advisory role at the Smithsonian Institution.
—Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Whoever succeeds her will have to work with the incoming governor and controller to rectify the state’s ongoing budget deficits.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
Woodward succeeds Kevin McDonnell, who will be stepping down from the role, as announced earlier this year.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
But what happens outside the clinic often determines whether that plan succeeds.
—Uché Blackstock, STAT, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeds
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Niall, for his part, only comes to hate himself more as gay acceptance goes mainstream, his initial distress over his sexuality compounded by humiliation at being unable to get past that distress.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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There’s a gap between how AI is being used and how it’s being talked about—and that goes well beyond sports.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Painting is where my queerness thrives.—
Gabe Montesanti,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jackson has size, speed, a long wingspan and thrives as a press corner in the Horned Frogs’ defensive scheme.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2026
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The latter post was criticized by Ben Stiller for using footage from his 2008 comedy Tropic Thunder, which follows a group of actors who are unwittingly dropped into a Southeast Asian war zone.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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This development follows the delivery of the lead handling system’s primary components and the establishment of the plant’s structural foundation.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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The real story is about Devon (Sadie Sandler), a soon-to-be freshman who is going through the universal experience of hoping that everything clicks for her in college after failing to find the right friends in middle school and high school.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
17 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly everything clicks into place.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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Zendaya arrives for a special screening of her new film The Drama, with her costar Robert Pattinson (not pictured) at The Grove in Los Angeles on April 18.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The neutrino laser adapts this idea but replaces photons with neutrinos.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The room replaces the former cinema room.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His choreography, recreated from his work on the show, delivers big, bold, classic Broadway dance sequences that feel ripped from another era in the best way.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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If the humanoid robot delivers on its promise, the ordinary tasks of the factory floor may finally be handed off to the machines, leaving the extraordinary work to the humans.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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Connection flourishes in every season of life when expectations are realistic and commitment is mutual.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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This time around, his recording studio morphed from a playground into a haven, its familiar walls allowing the type of creativity that only flourishes in private spaces—a luxury for the band at that time.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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