- present tense form of succeed (3rd person singular).
succeeds
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And, as the Eagles now demonstrate, even if the plan succeeds and leads to a shower of confetti, they still have to pay the check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"God willing, if it succeeds we will continue in other key regions," he said announcing the plan Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Scientists have identified a hidden factor that can determine whether a chemical reaction succeeds or fails.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The appeal succeeds… and the conviction for murder will accordingly be quashed."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But because ambition succeeds best when disguised by virtue, he wanted to furnish the Alliance with an animating ideology—a manifest destiny, as it were, or mission civilisatrice.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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