as in fulfills
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency
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Recent Examples of accomplishes
Moving Sewell to the left side accomplishes something similar — at least in Campbell’s opinion.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Rather than raising taxes on upper-income families to address Social Security’s fiscal challenges, policymakers should first reduce federal spending benefits that disproportionately accrue to high-income retirees, which accomplishes redistributive goals without harming economic growth.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The play that Stephen Adly Guirgis has written accomplishes that.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
By holding the melancholic and the ecstatic in equal standing, star scum city accomplishes something similar.
—Reanna Cruz, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
The intention here is to inspire, and Taylor’s fifth feature accomplishes that admirably.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Drici said opening this business accomplishes a childhood dream.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
One way Lev accomplishes that in her own home is through utilizing her collections.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Rather than raising taxes on upper-income families to address Social Security’s fiscal challenges, policymakers should first reduce federal spending benefits that disproportionately accrue to high-income retirees, which accomplishes redistributive goals without harming economic growth.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The play that Stephen Adly Guirgis has written accomplishes that.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
By holding the melancholic and the ecstatic in equal standing, star scum city accomplishes something similar.
—Reanna Cruz, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2026
The intention here is to inspire, and Taylor’s fifth feature accomplishes that admirably.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Drici said opening this business accomplishes a childhood dream.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2026
Our favorite mustard accomplishes just that.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
One way Lev accomplishes that in her own home is through utilizing her collections.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishes
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The championship matchup between UCLA and South Carolina fulfills a four-year trek for the Bruins filled with triumphs and tough lessons.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Now that All Saints’ owns its entire block, the church is creating a master plan to reevaluate how its campus fulfills its current mission.—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some users have found that microdosing, or taking the drug in small amounts, achieves the best health outcomes, but some experts warn against it.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Justin Bieber performs his headlining set at Coachella in California on April 11.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last week, Alibaba revealed its newest video generation model, Happy Horse, which performs better than the current leader, ByteDance’s SeeDance, according to some analyses.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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For decades, organizational hierarchies have determined who makes decisions and who executes them.—
Teuila Hanson,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong does.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While this makes alliums great companions for most vegetables and herbs, asparagus and alliums just don’t mix.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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But don’t dismantle the machinery that makes America First actually work.—
Kelly Sloan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The authors recommend that the World Health Organization implements targets to reduce the use of consumer-product biocides in its next Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Central Committee implements the decisions of the Party Congress, oversees the party’s policies between Party Congresses, and elects a Polit Bureau, which is the chief executive body of the party, and its general secretary.—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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