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achieve, bag, chalk up, clock (up) [chiefly British], gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win
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Gordon may end up as the barometer of which running backs need to clear in order to attain that long-term deal. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Why Melvin Gordon Faces an Uphill Climb to Get the Contract He Wants," 12 July 2019 Forty-five of the Legislature's 60 members must agree on an override, which lawmakers say is a high bar to attain. — Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, "Senate president: ‘No question’ lawmakers meeting in Juneau," 6 July 2019 And that the constant effort to attain high goals has shaped his character, sense of fairness and can-do approach to life? — courant.com, "Full statement by Rena Dulos, sister of Fotis Dulos," 1 July 2019 Over the past decades, home ownership has been tough to attain for many millennials. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Have Chip and Joanna Gaines Totally Changed the Way We Buy Homes?," 6 June 2019 Tessie White-Stein, the president of the organization, said the accomplishments were part of a rigorous campaign to attain honor status from the state’s Louisiana Reading Association. — Barry Lemoine, nola.com, "St. Bernard Reading Association celebrates successful year," 5 June 2019 Finally, the capsule was electrically heated to attain temperatures as high as 2,012 degrees Fahrenheit and then allowed to brew for between two and 14 days. — Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic, "Earth's seafloor may be destined to become diamonds," 30 May 2019 Chemists want their own creations to attain some of that complexity, but the going has been slow. — Quanta Magazine, "Scientists Learn the Ropes on Tying Molecular Knots," 29 Oct. 2018 BeachDig is one of the top beach volleyball training programs in the country and has been at the forefront in putting on collegiate showcases that has allowed hundreds of girls to attain college scholarships. — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, "College volleyball hopefuls keeping dream alive at BeachDig Showcase," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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