1
as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
traditionally heroes have been celebrated for their great deeds in song and story
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2
as in thing
something done by someone
deeds always carry greater weight than words
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as in to transfer
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter
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Recent Examples of deed
Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
The wacky part is how he’s done that particular deed with three different franchises since 2019 alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
However, $150,000 doesn’t seem that expensive — if the state is willing to deed the lake, dam and easement around the lake to whoever pays for the repairs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Discounting any of the various potential paradoxes and possible multiversal implications of the deed, Jeb Bush leapt headlong into this hypothetical (take your pick) DeLorean, phone booth, Tardis, or Wellsian steampunk contraption with a knife in hand.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
The wacky part is how he’s done that particular deed with three different franchises since 2019 alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Verb
In my experience, corporate parents only tolerate such independence of thought and deed as the price to pay for attracting the best and brightest minds that are the fundamental catalyst for disruptive innovation.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
However, $150,000 doesn’t seem that expensive — if the state is willing to deed the lake, dam and easement around the lake to whoever pays for the repairs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deed
Noun
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But being an innovator on the long run — and therefore one of WWD’s Originals — is no mean feat, particularly in the early days.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Making the jump to a double-digit billionaire is no easy feat.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Miranda is so full of possibility and adventure and what’s going to come next, and Ada is trying so hard to be that way and to fill the deep well of her sadness and her loneliness and her bereavement with things like the Temperance movement.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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The two of them were noble successors to Kobe Bryant as the faces of the league, and the TV ratings and attention each garnered were the best thing the NBA had going for it for almost a decade.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Carroll transferred everything himself, carrying the sled and the 45-pound bumper plates, a task that required five or six trips.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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During the trip to the hospital, though, the police vehicle caught fire and Rivera was transferred to a different squad car.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Saying that democracy needs judges and prosecutors to carry out the rule of law, Obama said that some recent actions by the federal government have pushed the limits of democracy.—
CHRISTOPHER KEATING HARTFORD COURANT,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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The Kremlin said both leaders condemned Israel's actions, describing them as violations of international law.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Verb
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That’s because the SLAM academy is legally a public school, though run privately, which clears the way for the city to cede property to it.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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Four months after fans of the James Bond franchise decried the deal struck between Amazon MGM with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson to cede creative control of the 007 franchise, hope has arrived in the form of famed director Denis Villeneuve.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Grace reminds us that spaceflight is not just a feat of engineering, but an act of goodwill to the benefit of every human everywhere.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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The group relocated briefly to San Francisco in 1966, playing gigs and honing their live act.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would later convey his plans directly to Trump.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Confidence – Speaking and acting in ways that convey belief in your value, ideas, and contributions.—
Kathy Caprino,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Noun
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As the Catholic archdiocese hunts for ways to contract, it’s been shedding churches wholesale and having no trouble finding buyers that are tuned to the doings — or undoing — of religious organizations.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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Monteverdi’s work is about the amorous doings of the emperor Nero and his bride, Poppea.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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“Deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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