successes

noun

plural of success
1
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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2
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 And for all the Padres’ successes under private equity wizard Peter Seidler, his biggest bet went bust, the ‘23 Padres missing the playoffs despite his approving MLB’s third-highest payroll. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 How someone celebrates their financial successes can reveal their financial priorities. — Jackie Combs, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Toxic candidates, from our experience, often easily answer questions about successes and strengths but struggle with those about about failures, dependencies, and how others experienced working with them. — Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026 Pressure on defense budget but military successes The president also described severe financial pressure on Ukraine’s defense effort. — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, its successes propelled it into the unicorn club. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026 Gorman left the Whalers in 1982, and missed the franchise’s successes in the mid-80s. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 In addition to many successes, there is no record of his office abusing employees, leaking passwords, giving the public false information, or losing expensive reports. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026 The company’s leadership responded to this anxiety with a consistent stream of clinical and regulatory successes. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successes
  1. hits
  2. accomplishments
  3. blockbusters
  4. achievements
  5. winners
Noun
  • Castillo allowed four runs on eight hits with one strikeout and one walk in four innings.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images More than 30 years after releasing its first album, Nickelback is gearing up to drop another full-length, one which has already produced some minor rock hits in America.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of hits
Noun
  • It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Now, the moviegoing public can stumble on perfect replicas of theatrical blockbusters on numerous social apps and screen them in full before copyright teams can hit the panic button.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But that eternal quest for blockbusters gives the impression that anything called a best-seller is widely influential, while all else is dismissed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of blockbusters
Noun
  • The crowning achievement in a long list of achievements for Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, was the introduction of the iPhone, which is still the company’s cash cow to this day.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Read on to learn about Parton’s legacy from her music career, theme parks, and other history-making achievements.
    — Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of achievements
Noun
  • As winners take the stage, the audience showers them with paper airplanes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But as was the case on Emmy-nominations morning, there are sure to be surprises when the final Emmy winners are announced on September 14.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of winners

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“Successes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successes. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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