1
as in attaining
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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2
as in accomplishing
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 achieving
But a careful reading of the S-1 reveals substantial barriers in the path to achieving the sorcerous performance required to reward shareholders who flock to the most anticipated debut ever seen.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Molina’s Sam is at the center of achieving all of this.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
Vogue consulted with masterful artists such as Tasha Reiko Brown, Amy Komorowski, Emma Day, and Aika Danica Flores to get their tricks for achieving low-key, everyday makeup looks that are undetectable to even the most trained of eyes.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Crafting Brand-Specific Marketing Voices In marketing, personalization has long been a priority but achieving it consistently at scale has remained difficult.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Tested by Chinese tech reviewer Chaowanke, the card ran 3DMark benchmarks well, achieving almost the same scores as the RTX 3060 in several tests.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
The Vita Technique ® involves detailed donor site analysis and graft planning with the aim of achieving natural-looking transplant results.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Ulrich Paetzold, PhD, a professor at KIT, stated that industrial-scale manufacturing depends not just on achieving high efficiency, but also on whether the production process is fast, robust, as well as scalable.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Government should provide a clear and costed pathway to achieving the commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Molina’s Sam is at the center of achieving all of this.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
Vogue consulted with masterful artists such as Tasha Reiko Brown, Amy Komorowski, Emma Day, and Aika Danica Flores to get their tricks for achieving low-key, everyday makeup looks that are undetectable to even the most trained of eyes.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 May 2026
Crafting Brand-Specific Marketing Voices In marketing, personalization has long been a priority but achieving it consistently at scale has remained difficult.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Tested by Chinese tech reviewer Chaowanke, the card ran 3DMark benchmarks well, achieving almost the same scores as the RTX 3060 in several tests.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
The Vita Technique ® involves detailed donor site analysis and graft planning with the aim of achieving natural-looking transplant results.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Ulrich Paetzold, PhD, a professor at KIT, stated that industrial-scale manufacturing depends not just on achieving high efficiency, but also on whether the production process is fast, robust, as well as scalable.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The Government should provide a clear and costed pathway to achieving the commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
—Michael Saunders, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieving
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Meditation is a pivotal force in attaining desires.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Decreasing food intake seems to be the most beneficial for attaining weight loss.—
Kim Pfotenhauer,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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The consumer goods giant is well on its way to accomplishing that goal, with dozens of projects across 17 countries covering 254,000 hectares as of 2025.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In the e-bike arena, licensing for the drivers should be under the state DMV which has the capability of accomplishing that critical task.—
Michael Miller,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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The Oscar-winning actor is miscast and never becomes his legendary character, which puts a damper on the film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Ganesha received three hits from Logan Schmidt to rally for a 2-1 win over Newport Harbor, winning it on a walk-off hit batter in the bottom of the seventh.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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All of these rely entirely on Starship fulfilling its promise of rapid, low-cost, reusable launch.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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But there is a difference between building a fulfilling career and developing one designed to impress strangers.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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In others, buyers are finally gaining leverage.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
22 May 2026
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Griffith previously interned at WGHP in High Point in the fall and interned with the Triad Business Journal in the spring, gaining experience in broadcast as well as print journalism.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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This process flags up under-performing functions from posture and heart health to fat-burning efficiency and cognition levels.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Your own best-performing videos already contain the hooks that work for your audience.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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That has marquee potential with Coloradan star Sophia Wilson making her first club appearance in Denver.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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But as agents begin to act by booking flights, executing trades, signing contracts and deploying infrastructure, every one of those transactions requires trust.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Its core capability is a whole-body imitation learning system that enables it to learn tasks by observing human demonstrations and executing them independently with high precision.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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“Achieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieving. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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