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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
Makary has touted his accomplishments as commissioner, including his priority voucher program that accelerates review times for certain drugs.
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Annika Kim Constantino,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Williams, meanwhile, praised the Lauders and their accomplishments through the years.
—Nikara Johns, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
In statements to The Times, several pointed to their legislative accomplishments.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
But, for both James and Dolan, perhaps their biggest accomplishments during the hiatus was giving up alcohol and getting healthy.
—Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Coincidentally, a total of three Liberty rookies came out the game with new accomplishments — Pauline Astier scored her first points and DeMarco got his first-ever win as a WNBA head coach during Griffin’s own debut.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Ashton has also been recognized for several personal athletic accomplishments.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Her accomplishments also included a third-place team finish at the International Mixed Pairs and a second-place team finish at the USA-URS Dual Meet in 1987.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Annika Kim Constantino,angelica Peebles, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Williams, meanwhile, praised the Lauders and their accomplishments through the years.
—Nikara Johns, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
In statements to The Times, several pointed to their legislative accomplishments.
—Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
And one of the true accomplishments of the Disney+ series’ creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest is that the answer was something no one would have ever guessed.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 11 May 2026
But, for both James and Dolan, perhaps their biggest accomplishments during the hiatus was giving up alcohol and getting healthy.
—Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Coincidentally, a total of three Liberty rookies came out the game with new accomplishments — Pauline Astier scored her first points and DeMarco got his first-ever win as a WNBA head coach during Griffin’s own debut.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Ashton has also been recognized for several personal athletic accomplishments.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Her accomplishments also included a third-place team finish at the International Mixed Pairs and a second-place team finish at the USA-URS Dual Meet in 1987.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
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After initial successes, the jihadist insurgency grew throughout the central Sahel in the mid-to-late 2010s.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Iranian authorities on Monday hanged a post-graduate student from an elite Tehran university on charges of espionage, the latest in a spate of executions against the backdrop of the war against the United States and Israel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Iran has carried out a string of executions since nationwide protests swept the country in January.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Career milestones usually put the person in the spotlight, but behind many such achievements exists a powerful, silent dedication that people achieve through their persistent efforts and their deliberate choice to follow their life goals.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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This suggests that the man who wore it had fought many battles or, at the very least, carried the sword publicly as a display of his status or achievements, according to Popsci.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Blue Origin, on the other hand, is taking its usual reserved approach compared to SpaceX's iterative design implementations.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Depending on the use case, that information may include security architectures, cryptographic implementations, authentication and access-control logic, vulnerability remediation code, trade secrets, and other proprietary business logic.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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The reality of actual recordings of terror victims in India is placed alongside dramatic realizations wherein Hamza recalls coming across the perpetrators mid Muslim call to prayer, framing the enemy as Islam at large.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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One of Katz’s realizations is that the pass is a business tool in need of rejuvenation.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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Last year's weather canceled the live performances of some top artists, so fingers crossed next year will be beautiful.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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His performances during World Cup qualifying shouldn’t be taken as a predictor of future performance, but Haaland was undeniably prolific while scoring 16 goals in eight games.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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