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
Betty Rae’s Ice Cream opened its 11th location in the Kansas City metro earlier this month in Liberty, crossing the Missouri River for the first time and accomplishing a years-long dream for owner Matt Shatto.
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Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Best of luck accomplishing your goals today and, of course, do keep in touch.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Assembling a writers’ room of people who understand these characters is a major step to accomplishing this.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The Spurs won to take a 2-1 series lead, already accomplishing their one job of regaining home-court advantage no matter what happens in Game 4.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
The greatest scorer in NBA history and his 21-year-old son have been teammates for nearly two years, but the prospect of accomplishing a new first is still special to both generations.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Soon, mathematicians were using AI to discover and prove new results, accomplishing in a day what would have once taken them weeks or months.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Roxanne Perez, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler each accomplishing the feat.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Though he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of Earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Best of luck accomplishing your goals today and, of course, do keep in touch.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Apr. 2026
Assembling a writers’ room of people who understand these characters is a major step to accomplishing this.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The Spurs won to take a 2-1 series lead, already accomplishing their one job of regaining home-court advantage no matter what happens in Game 4.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
The greatest scorer in NBA history and his 21-year-old son have been teammates for nearly two years, but the prospect of accomplishing a new first is still special to both generations.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Soon, mathematicians were using AI to discover and prove new results, accomplishing in a day what would have once taken them weeks or months.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Roxanne Perez, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler each accomplishing the feat.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Though he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of Earth.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishing
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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What may sound like a dizzying lifestyle to some to Chiles is par for the course in achieving her loftiest goals across sports and beyond.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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Growing your favorite flowers from seed can be an incredibly fulfilling journey, offering the chance to witness the entire life cycle of a plant.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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The Valkyries are going into Sunday’s home opener against Phoenix with injuries to Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini – both nursing ailments from Friday’s game – and guard Justė Jocytė still fulfilling her overseas commitment before joining the team.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Prada 2 is, in that sense, the model performing exactly as designed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 May 2026
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They were locked in, executing the finer points while bringing an intensity that put all the pressure on Minnesota to make the right plays in a decisive manner.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026
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Retailers must be targeted in their investments and focus on successfully executing one mission rather than being a jack of all trades.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Our desire to see each other can remain the same but the means of doing so have to be flexible.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2026
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Just a wonderful man that teaches you lessons, teaches you camaraderie, unity, doing things as a unit, that no one’s different.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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In stark contrast to the teenage social scene once synonymous with malls, many of Lincolnwood’s shoppers seemed to come there alone, making beelines for the still-open Old Navy or Victoria Secret without ever removing their headphones.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 9th House and trines Venus in your sign, making learning and creative thinking especially fertile.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Facility leadership also discouraged staff from documenting safety concerns in writing and dismissed any concerns rather than implementing corrective action, according to the lawsuit.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is also implementing a burn ban to reduce wildfire risk.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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“Accomplishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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