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as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
a long list of successes that the retiring president of the college can point to with pride
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as in hit
a person or thing that is successful
their homemade jellies have been such a success that they are now distributed nationwide
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Recent Examples of success
The song is a reflection of the pressure on Joel to follow up on his success in the late 70s, and the prodding synthesizer riff adds to the claustrophobic nature of the tune.
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Managing success The 1991 worst-to-first rise of the Braves stands as the most memorable team-sports saga in Atlanta history.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The success couldn’t have hurt.
—Mark Dee
may 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026
However, that success hasn’t led to anything since.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Managing success The 1991 worst-to-first rise of the Braves stands as the most memorable team-sports saga in Atlanta history.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
The success couldn’t have hurt.
—Mark Dee
may 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 May 2026
However, that success hasn’t led to anything since.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for success
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But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators and policymakers as a way to boost children’s attendance and academic achievement and to combat mental health issues and online bullying, aren’t delivering on all those promises, the findings reveal.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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Little sparks of achievement also come from doing chores or any of my enjoyable or meaningful activities.—
Alex Korb, Ph.D.,
CNBC,
4 May 2026
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Jack Dreyer, who relieved Snell, gave up one hit in 1⅓ innings before being relieved by Edgardo Henriquez, who walked Riley and gave up an RBI double to Harris — the fifth hit in two days for the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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The game started with a frenetic pace, with the Wild clearly looking to set the physical tone with 18 hits in the first 20 minutes.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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His message after the series-opening loss is that one bad game does not make for a lost round in the playoffs, and just to get to this point is already an accomplishment of note.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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More accomplishments are in store at the section meet that begins Wednesday with the Division 1 swim prelims at Southwestern College.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Organizing that chaos into a coherent blockbuster format is a key part of the assignment here.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 May 2026
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Nowadays, for instance, postproduction of many Hollywood blockbusters is outsourced to India, in order to save money and to access specific local skills developed in the past few years.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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The Frost and Victoire play their winner take all Game 5 in Quebec on Monday night with a 6 pm CT puck drop.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Baseball region final Game 1 winners were Hagerty, Orangewood, TFA, Lake Minneola and Bishop Moore.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Previously, in 2021, the Pentagon published a report investigating UAP that found no evidence linking such phenomena to aliens or extraterrestrial activity.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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“Success.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/success. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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