succeeding
Example Sentences
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"The arms market is quite a delicate thing and succeeding there with one swift move or a single tour ... is very difficult," Magda said.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
As vice-president Duterte has no official duties aside from succeeding Marcos in case he is unable to finish his term.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Over succeeding decades, both Sellars and Salonen have been Salzburg Festival lodestars.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Craig will become CEO and a director of BHP on July 1, succeeding Mike Henry, who has led the company for more than six years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
It also made it inconveniently necessary to explain how some species were wiped out while others continued unimpeded into succeeding eons.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.