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as in hits
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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as in accomplishments
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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Recent Examples of successes
His abilities have produced a broad range of career successes involving athletic competition, acting and business ventures.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Surely there will be more deals and losses, stock market ups and downs, successes and bankruptcies.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Even for those Nottingham Forest fans who were fortunate enough to be alive to witness the back-to-back European Cup successes achieved under Brian Clough almost half a century ago, these will feel like heady days.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Tuesday rallies— weekly meetings for all 400 employees that start with good news, and everyone can participate and share professional or personal successes.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
These are the biggest post-Covid successes for Focus and Searchlight.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
The new achievement builds upon last year’s successes, including the retrieval of China’s first reusable and returnable test Shijian-19 satellite.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025
Despite some regional successes in forging cross-racial alliances, and others’ in creating strategic partnerships with urban labor unions and immigrant communities, racial and cultural differences hobbled the party.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
The stunning successes enjoyed by high-profile women in the last few years—including Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion, and Chloé Zhao—have not translated into opportunities for greater numbers of women.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
Surely there will be more deals and losses, stock market ups and downs, successes and bankruptcies.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Even for those Nottingham Forest fans who were fortunate enough to be alive to witness the back-to-back European Cup successes achieved under Brian Clough almost half a century ago, these will feel like heady days.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Tuesday rallies— weekly meetings for all 400 employees that start with good news, and everyone can participate and share professional or personal successes.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
These are the biggest post-Covid successes for Focus and Searchlight.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 5 Jan. 2025
The new achievement builds upon last year’s successes, including the retrieval of China’s first reusable and returnable test Shijian-19 satellite.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2025
Despite some regional successes in forging cross-racial alliances, and others’ in creating strategic partnerships with urban labor unions and immigrant communities, racial and cultural differences hobbled the party.
—Harry Boyte and Trygve Throntveit, TIME, 4 Jan. 2025
The stunning successes enjoyed by high-profile women in the last few years—including Greta Gerwig, Jane Campion, and Chloé Zhao—have not translated into opportunities for greater numbers of women.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successes
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Use the holiday season to evaluate the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and lessons.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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From box office blockbusters to festival darlings, the race offers no shortage of contenders—and no single film has emerged as the definitive frontrunner.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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This was one of two blockbusters to go along with a massive re-signing that all dropped in a wild 23-minute span.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Talley highlighted the district’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and its efforts to support mental health as key achievements during his tenure in Wednesday’s message.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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These are magnificent achievements that propel Hellebuyck beyond back-to-back Vezina Trophy consideration and into Hart territory while proving that Connor and Scheifele can score while playing better defence than earlier in their careers.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Here are the 2025 Golden Globe winners (in bold) and nominees.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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However, the history of science and innovation is matched by one of marketing and, some say, propaganda, leaving an evolving narrative and conflicting claims of winners and losers in the race to fly.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Successes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successes. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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