successfulness

noun

as in success

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  1. success
  2. prosperity
  3. welfare
  4. well-being
Noun
  • Every dollar poured in weaves the technology’s success and the US economy tighter and tighter together.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • During an onstage conversation earlier in the week following a Los Angeles screening of Digger, Cruise discussed his pursuit of success throughout his career after having started in the business at a young age.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of success
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  • The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rising prices outpaced incomes as unemployment and economic activity weakened, challenging Milei’s argument that fiscal discipline would quickly deliver broader prosperity.
    — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosperity
Noun
  • Psychological thriller set against the world of animal welfare and hunting.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But the arrangement also helped build a coalition far broader than a conventional welfare program could have commanded.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of welfare
Noun
  • Officers with the Plainville Police Department learned of the fall the next day when someone called authorities for a well-being check on Flagge, the warrant affidavit said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • But even in the consumer technology sphere, other digital surveillance devices pose similar threats to the privacy and well-being of users, especially for women.
    — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of well-being
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“Successfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successfulness. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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