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as in successes
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 fulfilments
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievements
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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Recent Examples of accomplishments
Use the holiday season to evaluate the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and lessons.
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Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In November Rolling Stone spoke to Gunna’s mother, Sheila Kitchens, about her son’s accomplishments after being released from jail in December 2022 under an Alford plea in Atlanta’s case against him, Young Thug, and members of their Young Stoner Life Record label.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Tie these accomplishments back to the vision and values and emphasize the aspects of your culture that support making a difference.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Implement regular recognition programs to highlight both individual and team accomplishments.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The problem for McDonough, or any of ESPN’s talking heads who took aim at the Big Ten’s accomplishments, is the appearance of bias.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
As any proud parent would, Senator Rubio took to social media to praise his son’s accomplishments.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Dua Lipa’s list of 2024 musical accomplishments is comically long.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In November Rolling Stone spoke to Gunna’s mother, Sheila Kitchens, about her son’s accomplishments after being released from jail in December 2022 under an Alford plea in Atlanta’s case against him, Young Thug, and members of their Young Stoner Life Record label.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Tie these accomplishments back to the vision and values and emphasize the aspects of your culture that support making a difference.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Implement regular recognition programs to highlight both individual and team accomplishments.
—Gena Cox, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The problem for McDonough, or any of ESPN’s talking heads who took aim at the Big Ten’s accomplishments, is the appearance of bias.
—David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
As any proud parent would, Senator Rubio took to social media to praise his son’s accomplishments.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Dua Lipa’s list of 2024 musical accomplishments is comically long.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
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His abilities have produced a broad range of career successes involving athletic competition, acting and business ventures.Ashley Hume, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Surely there will be more deals and losses, stock market ups and downs, successes and bankruptcies.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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To be sure, his presidency was deeply troubled by high inflation, gas lines and the Iran hostage crisis, but he is increasingly seen more favorably by historians as having accomplished some far-reaching achievements.Storer H. Rowley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
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President Joe Biden has announced the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievements and leadership in science and technology.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Religious leaders in Detroit decried executions as being un-Christian.Dan Austin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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The triumphalism of that heady era was nevertheless tempered by some sober realizations.William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 27 Mar. 2019
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Tell stories about breakthroughs and realizations.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Germany's approach to e-invoicing differs substantially from existing mandates in other EU member states, such as Romania and Italy, as well as from planned implementations in neighboring countries like France and Poland (scheduled for 2026).Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Where most technology implementations fail is when functional people do not take the time to understand what the new tools can or cannot do.Bhadresh Patel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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