Pleasing
Pleasing adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Successful and pleasing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Pleasing".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Pleasing and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pleasing" instead an adjective "Successful".
Both words in one sentence
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Most humans found them pleasing to look at, which increased the chances they'd be successful in their jobs.
Source: Elfeminate - He questions Souta's feelings for Saeko, and also straight-up tells Kaoruko he can't support her feelings for Souta simply because it's Souta's devotion to pleasing Saeko that is making their store successful.
Source: Manga / Shitsuren Chocolatier - However, as the films went on, they (rightly) felt they would do well to stick to Tolkien and focus on the main plot, and the films were pretty much successful enough to not bother with pleasing focus research.
Source: The Artifact
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