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achieved

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verb

past tense of achieve

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Recent Examples of achieved
Adjective
Ultimately, the resort aims to leave guests feeling renewed, uplifted and inspired, ensuring an achieved sense of ‘weightlessness’. Lauren Jade Hill, Forbes, 15 June 2021 Especially for her father, who, like her mother, was the child of Jewish immigrants, the house embodied the achieved American dream. Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2018
Verb
While vitamin C is almost entirely synonymous with brightening in the US, in Korea, brightening can be achieved through a blend of ingredients including niacinamide, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and rice extract, among others. Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 31 May 2026 That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 Part of the way that was achieved was by slicing and dicing congressional districts in South Florida, home to the state’s largest concentration of Democrats. Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 The Legend of Kitchen Soldier achieved the highest first-week digital viewership record among K-dramas over the past three years. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 With her most relaxed looks, Johnson's wardrobe challenges the idea that elegance can only be achieved with heels, giving us more options to look fabulous. Michel Mejía, Glamour, 30 May 2026 The devices achieved yields between 98% and 100% while delivering performance comparable to standard silicon transistors fabricated at much higher temperatures. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said the deal would require Iran to disavow the continuation of its domestic nuclear program — a diplomatic feat never before achieved throughout a quarter-century of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear work. Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Surprise of the season That City got close to a domestic treble, which has only ever been achieved by their 2019 vintage, which was a considerably superior team to this one. Sam Lee, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieved
Adjective
  • Her blinkered perspective is consumed with semi-realized introspection and self-reprobation.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Even authors who refrained from killing off their female characters may as well have, for all the complexity their stick figures attained.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • It’s been accomplished six times, and UCLA is responsible for four.
    Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • Ruben has accomplished his goal to kill Niall and regain his sense of power.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Some of the administration’s attempts to cancel research grants that focused on topics like gender, diversity, equity and inclusion have been reversed, but roughly 1,240 grants remain terminated, according to a tracking project called Grant Witness.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The place is owned by Nico de Soto who, after getting his start with the Experimental Cocktail Group, won various awards (Most Influential Bartender at Paris's Cocktail & Spirits show in 2014 among others) and then opened his own joint called Mace in New York.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
  • Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.
    Stan Awtrey, AJC.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Rules must be enforced, budgets must be balanced, and duties need to be fulfilled.
    Niurys Robaina, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
  • Blackstone fulfilled 100% of those requests by raising its quarterly cap and using employee capital to cover the remaining amount.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • Even though their scene was complicated to navigate, Stone is thrilled with the finished film.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 3 June 2026
  • The overall warmth of the finished basement keeps pulling the family downstairs.
    Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Nvidia also gained more than 2% early Monday after the chipmaker unveiled powerful new chips to bring AI functions into laptops and desktop computers, including those made by Microsoft and Dell set to roll out later this year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Its Claude chatbot has become a popular alternative in the increasingly competitive generative AI market, while Claude Code has gained traction among software developers and enterprise customers looking to automate coding tasks and improve productivity.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026

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“Achieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieved. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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