successful
adjective
suc·cess·ful
sək-ˈses-fəl 
1
: resulting or terminating in success
a successful attempt
2
: gaining or having gained success
a successful investor
successfulness
noun
Examples of successful in a Sentence
the play had a successful run on Broadway
sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
This feature can help identify the hottest leads and determine which interactions were most successful.
—Todd Fisher, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
How did things change after the season started? For reasons that remain a little unclear, O’Neil opted to abandon a system that had been largely successful last season by switching to a four-man defence and trying to introduce a higher press into the game plan.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Because what this show is so successful at is capturing the intensity of what these moments are and the danger in them really jumps through the screen.
—Emily Maddick, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
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successful
adjective
suc·cess·ful
sək-ˈses-fəl
1
: resulting or ending in success
2
: gaining or having gained success
successfulness
noun
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