Existing
Existing adjective - Having being at the present time.
Successful and existing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Existing".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Existing and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Existing" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While not the first Disney animated show to not be based off a pre-existing franchise, it was the first really successful show by Disney that was animated and not based off a pre-existing franchise.
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Elise does inspire David to some particularly successful impromptu speech-making when they first meet, but this is not actually a break from a previously buttoned-up personality for him, just a more-successful-than-usual deployment of his existing impulsiveness.
Source: Film / The Adjustment Bureau - It was undeniably successful, but her Holier Than Thou attitude was so irritating that a fair number of people complained about her even existing.
Source: The Scrappy / Web Comics
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