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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in execution
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievement
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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as in education
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts
what his wife lacked in traditional accomplishment she made up for with a great generosity of spirit
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Recent Examples of accomplishment
That's a tremendous accomplishment.
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Many would prefer to talk about policy accomplishments, including tax cuts, rather than multimillion-dollar Washington construction projects.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Coincidentally, a total of three Liberty rookies came out the game with new accomplishments — Pauline Astier scored her first points and DeMarco got his first-ever win as a WNBA head coach during Griffin’s own debut.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
With the dysfunction in Sacramento accelerating in recent years, the accomplishments of Jerry Brown in his last eight years as governor seem all the more impressive.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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CBS News, 10 May 2026
Many would prefer to talk about policy accomplishments, including tax cuts, rather than multimillion-dollar Washington construction projects.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Coincidentally, a total of three Liberty rookies came out the game with new accomplishments — Pauline Astier scored her first points and DeMarco got his first-ever win as a WNBA head coach during Griffin’s own debut.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
With the dysfunction in Sacramento accelerating in recent years, the accomplishments of Jerry Brown in his last eight years as governor seem all the more impressive.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
Noun
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Their recipe for success, however, remained depth.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Cities such as Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Fairfax, Virginia, have installed these systems with success.—
Michael Perkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun and may expose tension between ideas and execution.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The BofA analysts went to sell from buy, citing execution risk as the customer platform for marketing, sales, and customer service pivots to an AI agent-first model.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Lane not only captures Willy’s ordinariness and his ubiquity, no small achievement for so famous an actor, but also his optimism, his foundational, near-Trumpian belief in a coming Very Big Deal for either him or his sons.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Career milestones usually put the person in the spotlight, but behind many such achievements exists a powerful, silent dedication that people achieve through their persistent efforts and their deliberate choice to follow their life goals.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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This carnivore’s sanctum offers an education in offal, mapping the pig from trompa (snout) to rabo (tail).—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Expanding access to high-quality early education, supporting the workforce behind it, and giving families clearer information is all part of the solution.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Each guest must also complete and return a Promotions Release and Affidavit for Guests prior to prize fulfillment or venue entry.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Set during the holiday season, La Vida Ideal follows a man whose attempt to create the perfect life through artificial intelligence leads him to confront deeper questions about identity, fulfillment and what truly matters.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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May 21 – June 20 A small realization about money or priorities could solve more than one problem today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 A small realization about money or priorities could solve more than one problem today.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 May 2026
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The harshness or relentlessness of weather can turn friends to lovers, can cause others to lose their minds, can provoke travel across continents, can cancel plans, can reroute rivers, can flood civilizations, can incite both panic and delight, can wash away a life’s work, can set fire to forests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Would a just and merciful God approve of daily bombing raids and threats to destroy civilian infrastructure, let alone a threat to destroy an entire civilization?—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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In Belgium and France, a sharp dimming in late 2022 tracked with the implementation of specific energy-saving policies enacted during the European energy crisis.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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History is full of countries and companies that led in invention and failed in implementation.—
Drew Cukor,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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