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succeeded

[suhk-see-did] / səkˈsi dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
done
Synonyms
STRONG
complete completed concluded consummated depleted drained effected ended executed exhausted fixed fulfilled perfected performed realized rendered set spent terminated wired wrought
WEAK
a wrap all in all over brought about brought to pass buttoned-up compassed over through used-up
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete indefinite unfinished unfixed unfulfilled unused
WEAK
undone

Example Sentences

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He was succeeded on the mound by Tanner Scott, whom manager Dave Roberts had said before the game might be the first choice in a save situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Having succeeded Pam Bondi, the recently deposed attorney general, Blanche is now doing the job on an “acting basis.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Manager Rowett, who succeeded Marti Cifuentes in February, had 14 games to save the club from the drop.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Apple had a market valuation of $350 billion when Cook succeeded Jobs, who died in October 2011.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In October, a combined Austrian-German-Bulgarian invasion finally succeeded in crushing Serbia, occupying the kingdom and driving the defeated remnants of the Serbian army out completely.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman