1
as in attains
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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as in accomplishes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
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Recent Examples of achieves
The midsize luxury car achieves 22 miles per gallon in the city and 31 miles per gallon on the highway.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
This alloy achieves cooling via adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (ADR).
—Etiido Uko
march 23, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
The colorful flying insects adorning the mural near 64th Street and Becher Place in West Allis could soon be joined by real-life counterparts — if a local group achieves its goal of transforming the area into a prairie pollinator garden.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In contrast, this new design achieves similar precision at a much smaller scale, potentially allowing integration into compact platforms such as drones, missiles, and underwater systems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The 2-in-1 Hot Tool and Air Glosser is upgraded with a Liquid Gold colorway and achieves salon-quality, camera-ready blowouts from the comforts of home sweet home.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
Linder achieves a fine balance of grandiose and vulnerable.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
That leaves three months to iron out specifics, ease any concerns and come together with a product that actually achieves Rolapp’s goals.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This method achieves the same delicate crumb as the traditional approach, with one less thing to clean.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
Charles Singh, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
This alloy achieves cooling via adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration (ADR).
—Etiido Uko
march 23, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2026
The colorful flying insects adorning the mural near 64th Street and Becher Place in West Allis could soon be joined by real-life counterparts — if a local group achieves its goal of transforming the area into a prairie pollinator garden.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
In contrast, this new design achieves similar precision at a much smaller scale, potentially allowing integration into compact platforms such as drones, missiles, and underwater systems.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Mar. 2026
The 2-in-1 Hot Tool and Air Glosser is upgraded with a Liquid Gold colorway and achieves salon-quality, camera-ready blowouts from the comforts of home sweet home.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026
Linder achieves a fine balance of grandiose and vulnerable.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
That leaves three months to iron out specifics, ease any concerns and come together with a product that actually achieves Rolapp’s goals.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
This method achieves the same delicate crumb as the traditional approach, with one less thing to clean.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieves
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gemini attains a very favorable position almost directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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By holding the melancholic and the ecstatic in equal standing, star scum city accomplishes something similar.—
Reanna Cruz,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2026
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The intention here is to inspire, and Taylor’s fifth feature accomplishes that admirably.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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This Marlins will have to ride pitching, defense and one-run wins again.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dev Ayesa — still on Mars, still planning big, still stubborn as hell, and newly swole, per the opening montage — wins the prize for best graduation gift in a walk by giving Alex a superfast Mars motocross-style bike.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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After-dark travel also fulfills the growing demand for novel adventures, because these days, a pristine night sky is especially rare.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Libra September 23 – October 22 What sort of art fulfils your soul?—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Get in now with these rewards as the platform gains traction.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Your 6th House of Work and Health gains traction as karmic Saturn sextiles unearthing Pluto, potentially inspiring you to design a less-stressful checklist.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
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Following liftoff, the SLS rocket will place Orion into Earth orbit before the capsule performs a burn that sends the spacecraft toward the moon.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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During the trial, the team collected real-world data to evaluate how quantum positioning performs in a live national rail network.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Throughout the process, Orsolya makes a great show of her reasonableness and decency.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to increase transparency of what is what on Reddit while preserving the anonymity that makes Reddit unique.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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William is well rounded and executes all styles with quiet confidence.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Achieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieves. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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