perpetrating

verb

Definition of perpetratingnext
present participle of perpetrate
as in performing
to carry through (as a process) to completion the anonymity of the Web allows pranksters to perpetrate their hoaxes with impunity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrating
  1. performing
  2. executing
  3. accomplishing
  4. fulfilling
  5. achieving
  6. doing
  7. making
  8. committing
Verb
  • Key Facts Palantir is the top-performing stock on the S&P of 2024, returning 369% year-to-date through Friday.
    Derek Saul, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Queen Bey is no stranger to performing at major football games.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of performing
Verb
  • Police made one arrest after executing a search warrant at a Connecticut smoke shop suspected of selling marijuana without a license.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Penn State raced ahead 14-0 before executing two consecutive offensive scoring drives to finish the half up 28-0.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executing
Verb
  • Less viewed or posted – or, less lauded – is news of people falling short or feeling like an underachiever for not accomplishing the goals or resolutions established at the onset of 2024.
    Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One method for accomplishing this is creating balanced scorecards that track both short- and long-term goals.
    Mustafa Shreet, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplishing
Verb
  • Women Genuinely Enjoy Their Own Company Society tends to view coupled individuals as happier and more fulfilled than single people, even when single people have meaningful relationships and genuinely fulfilling lives.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ultimately, Deadpool & Wolverine provides a fulfilling and happy goodbye to all those pieces.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfilling
Verb
  • Also, authors who had a specific plan for achieving their primary goal were more likely to have their process go as expected.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The most experienced high-school guidance and private college counselors advise high-achieving California students not to count on getting into the UCs of their choice, unless that choice includes Riverside (76%) or Merced (91%).
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of achieving
Verb
  • For me, ending the year with intention isn’t about doing more.
    Maha Abouelenein, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But both approaches are better than the alternative—doing nothing or reacting in an ad hoc fashion.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of doing
Verb
  • As America entered World War II, the daily beehive of activity at Michigan Central rebounded as Detroit’s automotive plants shifted on a dime from making cars to whatever Uncle Sam desired.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The church is also making strides toward overcoming the language barriers inherent in a multilingual service.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of making
Verb
  • But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This was committing to having a possible better outcome.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of committing
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