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as in went
to turn out as planned or desired
the advertising campaign that finally succeeded used humor to sell the product
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as in flourished
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
if you want to succeed in show business, you have to feel comfortable in front of an audience
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as in followed
to come after in time
only the results on election day will tell who will succeed the current president
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Recent Examples of succeeded
The bottom line Last month, stocks succeeded in defying gravity, soaring instead of letting the historical weight of their poor performance in September bring them down.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Some independent filmmakers across the country have succeeded in securing funding and expanding the reach of their films, giving them wider distribution.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite these hurdles, Flora has succeeded thanks to their team's diverse background and support from partners like InsureTech NY.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That does not mean the Israelis wouldn’t attempt one, and a strike that only partially succeeded could put enormous pressure on the United States to finish the job.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Corporations need to learn strategic innovation from the 99% of billion-dollar entrepreneurs who succeeded based on unicorn strategies.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Some independent filmmakers across the country have succeeded in securing funding and expanding the reach of their films, giving them wider distribution.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Despite these hurdles, Flora has succeeded thanks to their team's diverse background and support from partners like InsureTech NY.
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That does not mean the Israelis wouldn’t attempt one, and a strike that only partially succeeded could put enormous pressure on the United States to finish the job.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Corporations need to learn strategic innovation from the 99% of billion-dollar entrepreneurs who succeeded based on unicorn strategies.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeded
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Seeing how fast Ukraine went from thousands of drones to millions, things could move quickly.David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sandro went small, launching the mini-version of its Tangoso hobo in new colors and a canvas version too, and added cute styling for footwear with boat shoes pre-flipped down at the back for a slip-on feel.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
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Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Our first real date was ice skating at Topanga Plaza, followed by dinner at Carl’s Jr.Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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But fans who clicked on an alert, a tweet or even a link shared via text, were shocked to see a cropped image of Payne's lifeless body alongside TMZ's reporting on the singer's death.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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But fans who clicked on an alert, a tweet or even a link shared via text, were shocked to see a cropped image of Payne's lifeless body that was included alongside TMZ's reporting on the One Direction singer's death.Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Pacifica fleet has been retired and replaced with Jaguar i-Paces, but those cars are going out of production by the end of 2024.Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Lisbon metro in 2020 replaced the fabric lining on all seats of its train fleet with cork, an easier to maintain material.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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It was delivered to Laurie already outfitted with her own fine china, silverware, and even loose furniture.Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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But these devices are typically used or delivered in physician offices or hospitals, not in homes or on the move.Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Russian mercenaries summoned by the juntas to bolster their grip have instead left a vacuum in which jihadists have thrived, says the assessment, given to CNN by a French security official.Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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The music and film industries have thrived here, and numerous catalysts are now creating a fertile environment for art.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors — along with special consideration from dermatologists.Sarah Madaus, Allure, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to a profile in the New York Times, Usha excelled at Yale, serving in a top position of the Yale Law Journal.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Succeeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeded. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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