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achieved

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verb

past tense of achieve

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of achieved
Verb
Vella and DeTore already achieved perfect synthesis of psychedelia and death-doom on Song of Salvation. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026 Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved. — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026 Here are the 33 coaches who have achieved their 100th victories in 125 games or fewer. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026 Progressives achieved breakthrough victories in Senate races in Michigan and Maine, along with wins in competitive House races. — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 Eco effort The hotel has achieved the highest level of BREEAM certification for its sustainability performance and has brought 650 new jobs to the area. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 In 2009, the program partnered with National Geographic Kids magazine and achieved a Guinness World Record for the most items of clothing, specifically denim, collected for recycling. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026 Should Trump decide to change course on Iran, he – and others – may think that the money, effort and lives of 19 American servicemen killed in the conflict would have been spent with no obvious objective achieved. — Javed Ali, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026 America’s economic and political influence achieved in hours what Egyptian armed resistance could not, and brought the Western military campaign to a humiliating halt. — David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 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
  • The emotional compass of the United Farm Workers of America for decades, the petite mother of 14 attained singular stature as a rule-breaking proto-feminist, godmother of the Chicano power movement and doyenne of American labor.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That level marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but rates stand well above a 0% level established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For progressives, deterrence can be more readily accomplished than centrists believe, both because the United States’ existing military power is sufficient and because China is not an aggressive revisionist power like Russia.
    — THOMAS WRIGHT, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The ascent to the top was complete at the end of March Madness in 2023 and since then, Hurley has accomplished something much harder, and rarer.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 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
  • Newsom won his 2018 gubernatorial primary with the help of the California Nurses Assn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Johansson won his Sens debut last month but has come back to earth in his last two appearances.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The gig fulfilled a longtime dream for Letterman, according to a Vulture interview with My Next Guest Needs No Introduction showrunner Isabel Richardson and Gilded Age executive producer Kate Churchill.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • No sensible developer would pour the foundation and erect 20 stories before deciding what the finished building should look like.
    — Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026
  • On an afternoon in late July, two women stood huddled behind a bright white front desk at one end of its semi-finished lobby.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Over the last 15 years, Loveless has gained acclaim for their ability to turn vulgarities into poetry and twist impossibly low romantic standards into dire punchlines.
    — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But the Broncos gained a scant 77 yards on the ground, a solid performance by the Chiefs.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Achieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieved. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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