Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Telling and successful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead an adjective "Successful".
Telling
Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.
Successful and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Telling".
Both words in one sentence
- Sequel: Producer Stanley Motss claims to have made an extremely successful film re-telling Moby Dick from the perspective of the white whale.
Source: Film / Wag The Dog -
Lori is most successful at avoiding issues by not mentioning them at all than by telling a lie.
Source: Bad Liar -
In an in-story example from Wag The Dog, film producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) claims to have made an extremely successful film re-telling Moby-Dick from the perspective of the white whale.
Source: P.O.V. Sequel
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