- present participle of succeed.
succeeding
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“The Swan” was not a singular occurrence, then, but part of an era hawking cosmetic improvement, whether surgical or noninvasive, as the key to succeeding at life.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
A succeeding chapter carries the novel across the ocean to Scotland, where a single mother named Vica, Andreas’s ex-wife, is struggling to raise their daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, Conservative county councillor Lee Scott said: "We're not opposing it, but we are in the future looking at it to see if it's succeeding and making people feel safe."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Workday named Google marketing executive Sarah Kennedy Ellis as its next CMO, succeeding Emma Chalwin, who left to join Accenture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“But I try to concentrate on only the big result and to forget that they are succeeding, too. I tty to pretend that they are not significant.”
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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