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succeeding

[suhk-see-ding] / səkˈsi dɪŋ /
ADVERB
in turn
Synonyms
WEAK
consecutively following in order in sequence one after another orderly sequential successively
Antonyms
WEAK
out of turn
ADVERB
later
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afterward again next subsequently thereafter
STRONG
after
WEAK
at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in a while in time infra later on latterly more recent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
earlier
WEAK
before
ADVERB
ulteriorly
Synonyms
WEAK
after after a while afterward afterwards again at another time behind by and by come Sunday down the line down the road in a while in time infra later on latterly more recent next subsequently thereafter
NOUN
attainment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fulfillment realization
STRONG
acquirement acquisition arrival completion feat finish getting procurement reaching winning
WEAK
arete gaining obtaining reaping securing
Antonyms
WEAK
failure forfeit loss miss surrender

Example Sentences

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William Walsh is succeeding Pieter Elbers, who stepped down in March after Indian regulators fined IndiGo for flight cancellations in late 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"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

It also comes after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, on Thursday broke his silence for the first time since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an airstrike.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Tudor, hired in part for having a positive short-term impact at the clubs he has managed, has overseen four consecutive defeats in a dismal 25-day reign since succeeding Thomas Frank on 14 February.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Jack said, trying to climb back up the skin flap but only succeeding in slipping farther down it.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley