Definition of accomplishmentnext
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the state of being actual or complete a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see

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Recent Examples of accomplishment Kelly, who has coasted to victory in the last eight elections, is touting his experience and accomplishments for the district against Wagner, all amid an unpopular war and rising gas and grocery prices. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Lorenzen career and diagnosis Lorenzen has a long list of accomplishments in his stock car racing career. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026 That more than 300,000 packages are delivered somewhere in the world every minute of every day is a monument to his accomplishments in building an entirely new industry. — Harvard Business Review, 20 Oct. 2026 Outside of his professional accomplishments, 2026 is also the year that Maxey became a father, having welcomed a daughter in May. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accomplishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishment
Noun
  • Manfred says small-market success is rare, while the union argues the Rays-Brewers World Series matchup shows baseball can work without a cap.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Mishkin owes some of the success of her label, Naomi Nomi, to a growing backlash against companies – from the luxury tier on down to mall brands and fast fashion – that have tried to pull the synthetic poly-blend wool over our eyes.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Checking plans before execution The team also developed a defense system called PROTEA, designed to identify unsafe actions before a robot carries them out.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Access limits, independent authorization, audit trails and mechanisms to stop execution should reflect the consequences of misuse or error.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Building a robot capable of beating Usain Bolt is an extraordinary engineering achievement.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • If a chip were merely a sculpture, this chiselling would represent a considerable achievement.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The union argues that income limits topping $500,000 in parts of the state make it more a tax break for the wealthy than an education program.
    — Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Its eventual deployment could help the university explore how emerging aircraft fit into policing, emergency management, and engineering education.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • In stark contrast to these figures, the fulfillment of existing emissions reduction pledges would only yield a 5-to-8% emissions cut by 2030 and an 11-to-15% reduction by 2035, the report found.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Should inventory be staged closer to fulfillment centers or major retail distribution hubs?
    — Tom Wicky, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Already offputting, Reid’s performance of Rapp’s dawning realizations — flipping from dismissive skepticism to feverish belief with little in between — grows less grounded by the minute.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • That epiphanic realization is the basis for Perfecth (Matador).
    — Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Modern global civilization has made one contribution to this eternal pantheon.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers are still puzzling through what happened to the ancient Maya civilization, which mysteriously dwindled.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The policy provides a six-month implementation period after the bill becomes law, with an extra six-month grace period for businesses that can't implement the change until their next fiscal year or budget cycle begins.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The new rules are part of the implementation of the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law last year and was meant to codify the rules and regulations around issuers of stablecoins.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Accomplishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishment. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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