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as in prosperous
having attained a desired end or state of good fortune
the play had a successful run on Broadway
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
sold their successful dry-cleaning business and retired to Hawaii
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Recent Examples of successful
Casablancas has also released multiple successful solo albums.
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Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Cassie overcoming her daddy issues, leaving Nate, and being successful.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
But more advanced exercisers, with familiarity of core stabilization, can be successful with implementing more complex movements right away.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
The home runs were all solo shots since Sasaki was successful at limiting traffic on the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Cassie overcoming her daddy issues, leaving Nate, and being successful.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
But more advanced exercisers, with familiarity of core stabilization, can be successful with implementing more complex movements right away.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
The home runs were all solo shots since Sasaki was successful at limiting traffic on the bases.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
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The family documents describe comfortable lives and prosperous businesses blown apart by the war and the mounting Nazi menace.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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And a lot of these supposedly progressive policies would aid the prosperous, as well as the middle class and working class.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amazing was part of a thriving genre of periodicals that included Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later Analog Science Fiction and Fact) and Galaxy Science Fiction.—
Chris Klimek,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Among the many paying tribute to Thomas were those whose appreciation stretched back through his long career to his family roots in the thriving Yiddish theater scene of early 20th-century America.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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This one comes with golden beets, black garlic sauce, Asian pear, blue cheese, vinagrette and crispy hazelnuts.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bake for 12–14 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden brown.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Successful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successful. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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