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as in successes
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in executions
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievements
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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Recent Examples of accomplishments
It’s been a really fun journey the past four years, to be able to celebrate each other’s accomplishments.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After being sworn in, the Boston Democrat delivered her inaugural address to the crowd, highlighting the accomplishments from her first term.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Today’s news comes after the Actor Awards said last month that Harrison Ford will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the guild’s highest honor recognizing career and humanitarian accomplishments.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Because of this failure, Lindsay’s good intentions and accomplishments were largely for naught.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
These early accomplishments reflected both his commitment to excellence and his natural ability to lead.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump used every minute of it to list his first-year accomplishments.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
In addition to his accomplishments as a solo artist, Gill has been part of several groups, including Pure Prairie League, The Cherry Bombs and The Time Jumpers.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
For all her accomplishments, Shepherd remains modest.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Steve Buckley, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After being sworn in, the Boston Democrat delivered her inaugural address to the crowd, highlighting the accomplishments from her first term.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Today’s news comes after the Actor Awards said last month that Harrison Ford will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the guild’s highest honor recognizing career and humanitarian accomplishments.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Because of this failure, Lindsay’s good intentions and accomplishments were largely for naught.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
These early accomplishments reflected both his commitment to excellence and his natural ability to lead.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump used every minute of it to list his first-year accomplishments.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
In addition to his accomplishments as a solo artist, Gill has been part of several groups, including Pure Prairie League, The Cherry Bombs and The Time Jumpers.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
For all her accomplishments, Shepherd remains modest.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
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His successes on behalf of the American people will be imprinted upon the fabric of America and will be felt by every other Administration that comes after him.—
Sirena Bergman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Recently, Moore caught up with PEOPLE in October and revealed the one thing that's still on her career bucket list after more than two decades in Hollywood filled with successes that span music, movies and beyond.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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After the executions, the bodies were discarded without ceremony.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Israeli officials have alleged that, in addition to the grueling conditions under which hostages were kept in by Hamas, slain citizens the group claimed were killed by Israeli strikes bore signs of summary executions upon their return.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This includes a customizable home screen that can display time, temperature, weather, humidity, outdoor air quality, and more (versus a static screen), and energy-saving implementations that can either run automatically or require you to opt-in through the Google Home app.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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Leaders go for the big-name software with bold promises, only to face long implementations, steep learning curves, and features that don’t match how teams actually work.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From these revolutionary realizations, the notion of the expanding Universe was born.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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Directing, for him, is about guiding actors to their own realizations rather than dictating movement.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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And once the show began at Rio's Museum of Tomorrow, there were musical performances by stars including Anitta, Gilberto Gil, Kylie Minogue, Seu Jorge and Shawn Mendes.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Highlights will include musical performances by the La Jolla High School Viking Band and flyovers by the San Diego Salute Formation Team.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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