Running
Running adjective - Being in effective operation.
Successful and running are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Running".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Running and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Running" instead an adjective "Successful".
Both words in one sentence
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Survive by either running or defeating all your opponents and the game will consider the mission successful that way instead.
Source: Fission Mailed - The book was Death of a Citizen, and the protagonist was Matt Helm, which became a successful long-running series.
Source: Executive Meddling / Literature - The Sub Station is more populated and seems as if it is actually somewhat successful (a running gag in later seasons is how it's always empty).
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