accomplishing

present participle of accomplish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accomplishing Brown said accomplishing those goals would require working with members of Congress as well as local and state officials. — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza. — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Point Jokic was similarly interested in accomplishing that goal. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 For a franchise that has experienced the playoffs in consecutive seasons five times in its 150-year history, getting there back-to-back years is an accomplishment, even with the Cubs not accomplishing their goal of winning the World Series. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026 Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 By gradually accomplishing a de-facto annexation of the West Bank, the settlements would require Israeli Jews either to rule over a resentful non-Jewish population of about equal size or to surrender the Jewish identity of their state. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The three-time Olympic gold medalist celebrated accomplishing the feat, though there was a small caveat. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishing
Verb
  • Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Neither capability has been demonstrated in this experiment, and achieving them would require further research.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • All of this comes in a context of France’s skyrocketing public debt, making fulfilling protester demands nearly impossible.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • They’re being asked to consider the most basic questions about meaning, and justice, and leading a fulfilling life.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Energy is the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2026, surging 55% in that time, as oil prices stay elevated due to the Iran war.
    — Frank Holland, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • If a business defaults on an MCA, the funder may pursue assertive collection tactics, including contacting your vendors or executing a Confession of Judgment (COJ) if your state allows it.
    — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In 2025 the hyperscalers alone poured more than $300 billion into data centers, chips, and grid capacity, and that spend is doing real work in the top-line growth figures.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Know More Some Republicans don’t want any administration making forays into the private sector with public money.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Despite years of engaging with local politicians, Airbnb has failed to stop some of them from implementing caps or outright bans on short-term rentals.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin on Friday confirmed the agreement and said that the Russian and Ukrainian militaries were working to determine the dates ⁠for implementing it.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Accomplishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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