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
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the play had a successful run on Broadway
sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
On July 21, 2016, the lawyer who co-founded Winthrop Intelligence, the successful college sports SaaS company, signed his last will and testament, naming his wife Kelly the executor of his estate and trustee of his trust.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Mar. 2025
This workshop will provide the essential knowledge and techniques for successful vegetable gardening in Florida’s unique climate.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Goldberg is a professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, and Shlain is an successful author and interdisciplinary artist.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 26 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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