1
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
Case Studies in Access at Scale Delivering these experiences at scale is no small feat.
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Atlantic is pitching a shut out on its official peak this year – a feat that last happened in 2016.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Zhao and his collaborator, Professor Ivan Smalyukh, used liquid crystals—the same materials found in phone displays—to achieve this feat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Low-income countries can meanwhile achieve the feat by the 2050s or 2060s.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Atlantic is pitching a shut out on its official peak this year – a feat that last happened in 2016.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Zhao and his collaborator, Professor Ivan Smalyukh, used liquid crystals—the same materials found in phone displays—to achieve this feat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Low-income countries can meanwhile achieve the feat by the 2050s or 2060s.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feat
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This isn’t to diminish the achievements of other players, many of whom have done great things relative to their expectations this year.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Delivered to a high standard by Thales’s international team, in close collaboration with industry partners, this achievement showcases the quality, openness, and technical expertise that have defined Thales’s approach to the Type 31 delivery – earning praise from the Royal Navy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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And your decisions affect other things.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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Our main quibbles were with the fans—fan buzz and a lack of more fan filtration are two things to contend with—but experienced PC builders will find workarounds.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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Action Xtreme also announced plans to bring a series of talent development programs directly to Nigeria, focusing on stunt training, action choreography and production craft.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Crowe researched what would become his debut script by going undercover as a high school student for a full year in what can only be described as a 21 Jump Street stunt.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sleep Token Managed the Same Feat The accomplishment, which had never been achieved before November 2024, was repeated this past spring.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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For him, the clothes are an entry point to celebrating the lives and accomplishments of Black women, including Coretta Scott King, Diahann Carroll, and Mahalia Jackson, and Fredye Marshall and Dorothy Lee Bolden.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Which land’s unjust deeds does one examine?—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Authorities also were notified by the Macomb County Register of Deeds, after a name search, that there was a quit-claim deed for the couple's Macomb Township address.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maybe that's also what Apple's doing.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success and making an impact on the world.—
Forbes Press Releases,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nineteen performances are scheduled on the main stage, plus another 20 on the community stage, which also will feature dance acts.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
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Arya is hoping the Modern Market 100 will give investors a framework to benchmark performance across both asset classes.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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And while those enforcement actions have not yet translated into criminal cases or fines against the employers, the raids themselves in some cases significantly disrupted business operations.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The story that actually led me to them was when Bishop Tony Caldwell made a call to action, saying that community members were trying to report Black women missing and they were being ignored or dismissed.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Feat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feat. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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