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succeed
verb as in attain good outcome
Strongest matches
accomplish, achieve, benefit, flourish, gain, get, overcome, prevail, prosper, realize, thrive, triumph, win
Strong matches
acquire, arrive, avail, conquer, distance, earn, fulfill, hit, obtain, outdistance, outwit, possess, profit, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, score, secure, surmount, vanquish, work, worst
Weak matches
be successful, carry off, come off, do all right, do the trick, get to the top, grow famous, make a fortune, make good, make it, make out, pull off, turn out
verb as in come after; take the place of
Strong matches
accede, displace, ensue, follow, inherit, postdate, result, supersede, supervene, supplant
Weak matches
be subsequent, come into, come into possession, come next, enter upon, follow after, follow in order, go next
Example Sentences
The Drug Enforcement Administration, the US federal agency responsible for combating drug trafficking, provided key "information" that enabled the operation to succeed, the press release stated.
Besides, she knew the Democratic bench was amply stocked with many bright prospects, including California’s then-attorney general, Kamala Harris, who succeeded Boxer in Washington en route to her selection as Joe Biden’s vice president.
He hopes the preservationists succeed, despite the odds.
But he knows he needs to keep his surge of near-perfect results going if he is to succeed in claiming an unexpected but spectacular fifth title this year.
But while social-media buzz can certainly help a stock in the short term, professional investors would argue that it can’t succeed in the long term if the fundamentals of the business are deteriorating.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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