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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in execution
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievement
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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as in education
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
what his wife lacked in traditional accomplishment she made up for with a great generosity of spirit
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Recent Examples of accomplishment
His impact in Lockport has gone well beyond his high school accomplishments, according to Lockport athletic director Mike Dwyer, who praised Coomer for continuing to represent the Porters.
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Eventually the child may stop sharing their excitement or accomplishments.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Senators also have plenty of time-consuming accomplishments to boast about, were such efforts to be lauded.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Should the Lakers’ accomplishment be looked at with skepticism?
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Eventually the child may stop sharing their excitement or accomplishments.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Senators also have plenty of time-consuming accomplishments to boast about, were such efforts to be lauded.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Should the Lakers’ accomplishment be looked at with skepticism?
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
Noun
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The gap widened 24 hours after airing, as Rogan achieved double the streaming success on the platform, reaching 26 million views.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The ability to constantly adapt, without losing sight of the core problem being solved, is what separates success from failure.—
Joseph Nathan,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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With big skills and improved execution, Sullivan is a frontrunner on beam.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The negotiation and execution of the facility was supported by Andrew Melichar, a strategic advisor to Vice Media along with Susan Williams and Ken Deutsch at Paul Hastings and Jonathan Osborn at Western Alliance along with Chris Spicer and Lauren Epstein at Akin Gump.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Fed’s achievements in stabilizing markets during the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, and in bringing down inflation while avoiding recession in recent years, deserve praise rather than disparagement.—
Bill Dudley,
Twin Cities,
16 Aug. 2025
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While Newsom brags incessantly about the state and its achievements, its chronic problems, such as a high level of homelessness, are obvious to anyone.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Sheriff’s Office has already increased education and traffic enforcement on SR-67 and the Poway Sheriff’s traffic division is dedicating more time to patrolling the highway.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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The do-gooders care about real issues like public health, education and the environment.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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This brings a deep sense of fulfillment and prosperity, whether with a loved one or within yourself.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Others, though, have found that baby boomers, especially the younger ones, are much better at finding fulfillment outside work than their parents were.—
Sophie Levenson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Tech workers, consultants and even creative professionals have come to the realization that they need not be constrained to high-cost urban locations.—
Shaun Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Stern also has talked about the value of therapy, come to the middle-aged realization his younger self demeaned women and appeared on Anderson Cooper, all of which seem like signs of just basic human growth or existence.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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While classical civilizations like Greece and Rome left behind cathedrals of stone, ancient India left behind cathedrals of thought.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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How lonely, to be so close to civilization and yet so far.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Finding your community via identity is one thing, but some clubs go even more niche and have combined two different cultures—the Jewish one and the culture of cannabis.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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There is culture in the extraordinary Korean Festival held every October and in the Shades of LA collection at the LA Central Library, and in the unexpected angles of Lautner’s Sheats-Goldstein house and the iconic curve of Gesner’s Malibu wave house.—
Ella Berman
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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