success story
noun
1
: a story of a person who rises to fortune, acclaim, or brilliant achievement
In the world of finance, his is a great success story.
2
: someone or something that has achieved a goal
I am one of the diet clinic's success stories.
3
: someone or something that has achieved wealth, respect, or fame
That company is one of this area's biggest success stories.
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The track is becoming not just a certified smash once more, but a No. 1 success story.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The flotillas of seals and sea lions plying Puget Sound today are a conservation success story.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
This should be viewed as a huge success story, according to agencies like Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks that have been working toward grizzly recovery at the state level.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The United States held Qaddafi’s Libya up as a success story in the global war on terror, a former rogue state that had made amends for its murderous past, relinquished its nuclear-weapons program and reoriented its oppressive state apparatus around American foreign-policy priorities.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The flotillas of seals and sea lions plying Puget Sound today are a conservation success story.
—Cheryl Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
This should be viewed as a huge success story, according to agencies like Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks that have been working toward grizzly recovery at the state level.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for success story
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“Success story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/success%20story. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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