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as in achievement
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
Washington's legendary feat of tossing a silver dollar across the Rappahannock River
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as in thing
something done by someone
famously rich, the oil magnate is today remembered less for his feats than for his finances
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Recent Examples of feat
This back-and-forth between Earth and the space station is an impressive feat, and this photo shows the system fully in-motion.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The first, an installation marking America’s 250th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Macy’s iconic fireworks show, required a feat of pure heavy engineering.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
No other state has matched that feat.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
That’s becoming a more difficult feat as gas prices rise.
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Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
23 June 2026
The first, an installation marking America’s 250th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of Macy’s iconic fireworks show, required a feat of pure heavy engineering.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
No other state has matched that feat.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
22 June 2026
That’s becoming a more difficult feat as gas prices rise.
—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feat
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The writer and director, whose credits include features The Housemaid and Bridesmaids and numerous TV series, made the remarks in accepting a career achievement award at the Nantucket Film Festival, which wraps up today.
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This achievement is the culmination of over 605,000 man-hours of work to remove century-old constraints that no longer matched the competitive realities of modern trade.
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But an Iran agreement that allows those barrels to come back into stockpiles, and actually refilling the inventories, are two separate things.
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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Roughly half its runtime consists of new stunts and the other half is archival material, including the best bits from earlier movies and older ones that never made it onto the show.
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The announcement came on the anniversary of the birthday of Devgn’s father Veeru Devgan, a celebrated Hindi cinema’ stunt choreographer who passed away in 2019.
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Simmons also founded Corridor Gallery in his Brooklyn loft apartment, to name just a few of his creative initiatives and long list of accomplishments.
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Music moguls like Jimmy Iovine, Lucian Grange, Sean Combs, Richard Branson, David Geffen and Doug Morris were among the revelers each year, with a top industry figure singled out for their yearly accomplishments.
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The obituary, death record, property deed transfer and probate filing can all feed into a much bigger profile about you and your family.
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Nationwide, deed fraud – also called quit claim deed fraud or home title theft – is a growing problem, including in New York, Boston, Miami and Philadelphia.
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Apple knows what its doing; its vertical integration affords more co-optimization opportunities that the Windows PC ecosystem simply can’t match due to the near infinite mix of potential hardware and software configurations.
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While many assumed the jewelry designer had a hand in designing her engagement ring, Meyer clarified in the comments that the proposal — and the ring — were all Ogunlesi's doing.
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There is also a stash of BuzzBallz ready-to-drink cocktails for trivia winners, but Misraje and his cast do not deliver their performances with smirks or smarm.
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The Parade route will end at the ballpark with Scotland fans walking the warning track and pre-game bagpipe performance.
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His shot diet is already optimized for the league, his frame holds up in physical matchups and his off-ball activity gives coaches a willing piece to weave into screen and handoff actions.
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Many in Venezuela will now be waiting to see if those vows from the world’s wealthiest nation will now turn into concrete action.
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“Feat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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