as in achieving
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 accomplishing
In Division 2, Oliver Ames takes aim at a four-peat and has a great shot at accomplishing the feat due to the stellar all-around play of Nick Babanikas and a terrific goalie in Zack Gilson.
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Collaborating with others, accomplishing something, gives meaning.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a true oddity, the only thing that his sound and fury seems to be accomplishing is the need for the Fed to cut.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The Music City Loop combines multiple complicated aspirations dreamed up by Musk, and few of them have succeeded at accomplishing the feat they were created for.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Rather than starting with rules and logic, a perceptron learned a rule for accomplishing some task from data.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Buttholes began the nineties by accomplishing the unlikely, then the unthinkable.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
But there had to be a means of getting the food in without accomplishing the mission of undermining the war effort.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is accomplishing things — albeit in a different consumption era — that classic soundtracks like Saturday Night Fever couldn’t.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Collaborating with others, accomplishing something, gives meaning.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In a true oddity, the only thing that his sound and fury seems to be accomplishing is the need for the Fed to cut.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
The Music City Loop combines multiple complicated aspirations dreamed up by Musk, and few of them have succeeded at accomplishing the feat they were created for.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Rather than starting with rules and logic, a perceptron learned a rule for accomplishing some task from data.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Buttholes began the nineties by accomplishing the unlikely, then the unthinkable.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
But there had to be a means of getting the food in without accomplishing the mission of undermining the war effort.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
KPop Demon Hunters is accomplishing things — albeit in a different consumption era — that classic soundtracks like Saturday Night Fever couldn’t.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishing
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Called Ultra-Low Inductance Smart (ULIS) power module, the efficient innovation is capable of achieving five times greater energy density than predecessor designs in a smaller package.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to many hair- and scalp-care innovations, the best ingredients for hair growth products are a feasible means to achieving thicker, longer tresses right at home.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Live records could also be a way of fulfilling a contractual obligation (too many examples to cite) or a way to mollify fans who were going to have to wait a while for another studio record (Fleetwood Mac’s 1980’s concert record, which bridged the gap between Tusk and Mirage).—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Volunteering with girls’ organizations, the elderly, mentoring, or hosting free workshops could all be deeply fulfilling and affirming opportunities.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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There are, however, key technical challenges such as generating on-demand, indistinguishable single photons with high efficiency, and the probabilistic nature of photonic gates (the electronic elements in a computer performing logic operations).—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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And that receiver, now 33, is likewise performing as if age is just another number.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Consequently, the unit’s members film themselves torturing and executing Palestinians.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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What may be novel is executing these partnerships with the freedom and flexibility of a start-up.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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In doing so, Martin implicated billionaire bankers, major American corporations, and Colombia’s political elite.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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Back on the balcony, the magician was doing his best to charm basketball players Devin Booker and Jordan Clarkson with card tricks.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rogen plays a Hollywood studio head torn between making artistic films and movies that will be a surefire commercial success, like a Kool-Aid movie.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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On television, Cardi B sat down with Jennifer Hudson for a lively moment on The Jennifer Hudson Show, while the Emmy Awards brought together Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Uzo Aduba, Colman Domingo, Tyler James Williams, and more for a night of history-making glamour in Los Angeles.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Food Companies Adapt or Struggle Food manufacturers are implementing crisis management strategies that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The list recognized 350 hospitals across 30 countries for their standout work in implementing new technologies.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accomplishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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