1
as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment
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as in accomplishment
the state of being actual or complete
the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright
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Recent Examples of attainment
Increasing the number of minority, first-generation and low-income students going to college has been one of the state's strategies to boost educational attainment, as those groups tend to be underrepresented.
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Arika Herron, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Haitians coming to America between 1985 and 2009 increased their attainment of bachelor’s degrees from 8.6% to 15.7% 10 years later.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Educators also tend to have high educational attainment, which may indirectly protect against suicide by increasing socioeconomic status and employability.
—Taylor Cox, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Contrary to typical technology diffusion patterns, areas with lower educational attainment showed higher AI writing tool usage.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
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Arika Herron, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Haitians coming to America between 1985 and 2009 increased their attainment of bachelor’s degrees from 8.6% to 15.7% 10 years later.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Educators also tend to have high educational attainment, which may indirectly protect against suicide by increasing socioeconomic status and employability.
—Taylor Cox, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
Contrary to typical technology diffusion patterns, areas with lower educational attainment showed higher AI writing tool usage.
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
Noun
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Trump also used the remarks to highlight his administration’s achievements.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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In his rally-style speech, Trump celebrated the achievements of the students, while also lauding his own presidency—including his cracking down on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
24 May 2025
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Their guide, speaking to the New York Times, credited their accomplishment to a secret advantage: prior to the trip, the climbers inhaled xenon gas, which may have made their acclimatization to the low-oxygen environment of Everest easier.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
29 May 2025
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Often my friends share the news like the tattoo is some sort of accomplishment and, if the young adult is present, will summon them over to show off the new ink to (presumably) collect compliments.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Ole Miss had success against Root for the second time this season.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
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There is an even spread of success and failure, of ethnicities and inherited dysfunction, along with a predictable checklist of social problems endemic to deprivation.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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This is a sobering realization for everyone who was STOKED for Elon and DOGE.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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In part fueled by the realization that scaling alone could produce more AI advancements, many employees also worried about what would happen if different companies caught on to OpenAI’s secret.—
Karen Hao,
Wired News,
21 May 2025
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These are often the activities that require the deepest focus and bring you the most fulfillment, such as strategizing, writing, designing, problem-solving, or making key decisions.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Alex feels relief, excitement, fear and fulfillment.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attainment. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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