1
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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2
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 success of the resolution, which needed just a simple majority to pass, may only prove symbolic.
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NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The move comes as New Jersey continues to make a play as premiere production destination with some success.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The inclusion of Sesame Street in next year’s Games follows the success of Elmo and friends’ partnership with NBCU in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Wishing Coach Kelly, Coach Sloan, and the entire LSU family continued blessings and success.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The move comes as New Jersey continues to make a play as premiere production destination with some success.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The inclusion of Sesame Street in next year’s Games follows the success of Elmo and friends’ partnership with NBCU in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Wishing Coach Kelly, Coach Sloan, and the entire LSU family continued blessings and success.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for success
Noun
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Expect to attain power, leadership, kudos, awards, promotions and acknowledgement from others for your achievements.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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The system is part of Qinchuangyuan initiative, which aimed to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into commercial products and boost industrial development.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Launched early in 2016, Çiftlik Bank was a hit.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Miller appeared to take a hit on it in the second quarter and never came back out to the Hornets’ bench after getting examined in the locker room.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the Kennedy Institute, which celebrates its 10th anniversary tonight, is not just about the accomplishments of one of the most significant legislators of the modern era.—
Martin J. Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Those accomplishments should be more than milestones.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bailey served for 14 years as President of Disney Worldwide Production, shepherding several billion-dollar blockbuster releases, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Finding a viable economic model for these films — which are neither the blockbusters sought after by platforms nor small independent productions, but ambitious works that aim to reach a wide audience — has become increasingly complex.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Game 3 is a must-win as the series is currently tied at one, and the winner of Monday's game will immediately be put in the best position to take home a World Series title.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The late Grammy winner was best known for his collaborations with Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett and Charles Lloyd.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Because John Herschel believed that the correlation between magnetic storms and auroras revealed both to be meteorological phenomena, the new observatories would be equipped with weather instruments that, in time, would permit the first global measurements of climate change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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What van Teutem describes, however, is part of a systemwide phenomenon that’s been decades in the making.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Success.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/success. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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