1
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
Those were threats that DeSantis has to take at face value after Jeffries’ record of success in the redistricting chess game.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Among those with at least six challenges, their 17% success rate is the lowest in the sport (Augustin Ramirez is 0-for-5, and Andres Gimenez is 0-for-4).
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Her success is to see love and poetry all the time, despite her circumstances.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest success was seeing how well the system communicated across different tasks.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Among those with at least six challenges, their 17% success rate is the lowest in the sport (Augustin Ramirez is 0-for-5, and Andres Gimenez is 0-for-4).
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Her success is to see love and poetry all the time, despite her circumstances.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
The biggest success was seeing how well the system communicated across different tasks.
—David Szondy
april 25, New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for success
Noun
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Ultimately, his earlier achievements at Borussia Dortmund, as well as Liverpool, meant there was plenty of goodwill knocking around and no obvious appetite for change, even on the internet.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Appreciate moments of athletic achievement.—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dean was flagged for a late hit and the result was 28 yards on the play.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2026
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On Saturday, Weathers also walked none, struck out four and permitted six hits over 86 pitches.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ashton has also been recognized for several personal athletic accomplishments.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The accomplishment shocked military planners everywhere.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But a three-hour length and an R rating couldn’t stop the movie from becoming a blockbuster with a whopping $975 million at the worldwide box office.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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The surge hasn’t come from one blockbuster storm, but rather from a steady parade of systems tracking into the region.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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McDavid had led a 3-on-1 rush that fizzled out and soon after received Bouchard’s outlet pass, returning the puck to him and earning a secondary assist for the Art Ross Trophy winner’s first point of these playoffs.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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That is the nature of Talladega, which has seen 11 different winners in the last 11 races there.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer was an inescapable phenomenon, a Russian-doll-like unfurling of narrative and character that captured how trauma trails us through all phases of our lives.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Success.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/success. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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