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as in achievement
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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as in hit
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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Recent Examples of success
Piqued by the remarkable successes of the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections in June 2024, the president rolled the dice on a parliamentary vote.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Taking the long view is crucial to success with AI.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) introduced a futures contract for uranium in 2007, but the endeavor has had little success, due to a lack of liquidity, according to Goenka.
—April Roach, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Safran is behind some of the biggest horror movie successes, including The Conjuring franchise, The Annabelle franchise, The Nun II as well as the Shazam!
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Taking the long view is crucial to success with AI.
—Emily Acton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) introduced a futures contract for uranium in 2007, but the endeavor has had little success, due to a lack of liquidity, according to Goenka.
—April Roach, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Safran is behind some of the biggest horror movie successes, including The Conjuring franchise, The Annabelle franchise, The Nun II as well as the Shazam!
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for success
Noun
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With this historic achievement, Tillman now extends that legacy to supporting actor in a drama.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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This achievement is a long time coming, both for Tillman himself and for television as a whole.—
James Factora,
Them.,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the hit series Severance, Tillman plays a manager at Lumon Industries, where employees have implants that enable them to become one person at work and transform into a totally different person outside of work.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Bobby Hart, a songwriter who co-wrote some of the greatest hits of the Monkees, and a performer in his own right who made the top 10 as a member of the duo Boyce and Hart, died Wednesday at age 86.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Sep. 2025
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Legend Becomes a Top 40 Bestseller Again The same compilation reenters the Top Album Sales chart, as a top 40 bestseller again — an incredible accomplishment for a project released decades ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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But the rarity or fluky quality of an accomplishment only gives it so much staying power.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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In this 2024 summer blockbuster, Miami's favorite bantering detectives go on a high-stakes mission to clear their late captain's name after he's wrongfully tied to a drug conspiracy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Before the game, former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy had differing opinions about the recent blockbuster trade that landed Dallas two first-round picks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark in exchange for Parsons.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Are the Clean winners cruelty-free or vegan?—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Grand Slam winners get a colorful Grand Slam Award sticker.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Editor’s picks Debbie was a true Eighties phenomenon.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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Europa Press via Getty Images FC Barcelona phenomenon Lamine Yamal was absent from training on Saturday, as reported by a number of reliable outlets including RAC1.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Success.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/success. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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