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as in success
a successful result brought about by hard work
this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement!
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as in execution
the doing of an action
what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle
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as in accomplishment
the state of being actual or complete
you should be proud of the achievement of your goals
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Recent Examples of achievement
In her interview with Us Weekly, Rimes said the lifetime achievement that gives her the most pride is surviving the pitfalls of child stardom — noting that many others have died young.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Grandiose rhetoric aside, the agreement unquestionably represents a seminal achievement—if only a preliminary one.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In the same post from July, Haley praised Pete's achievements at ASG 2025 and simultaneously provided a pregnancy update.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
This is an achievement of a whole society.
—Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Grandiose rhetoric aside, the agreement unquestionably represents a seminal achievement—if only a preliminary one.
—Ilan Berman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
In the same post from July, Haley praised Pete's achievements at ASG 2025 and simultaneously provided a pregnancy update.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
This is an achievement of a whole society.
—Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievement
Noun
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The suborbital flight was a complete success.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Betting markets moved quickly amid the team's recent success.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Raytheon’s Advanced Technology team provided crucial technical expertise and oversight throughout the development, design, and execution phases of the test activities conducted by Anduril, according to the companies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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That means explaining, with specificity, how working from home enables better focus, faster execution, or higher-quality output—and how these benefits help the team or organization perform better overall.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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For director and producer Robert Eric Wise, the goal of the documentary was to introduce more young people to the work and accomplishments of pivotal Black Fort Worth residents.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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The band's extensive visits to the city − and an atypically long absence from the market, six years − likely contributed to that accomplishment.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The common thread for both actors after facing physical challenges was the realization that women need to demand more from the medical establishment.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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But more daunting was the increasing realization that she was gone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Upon being tasked with designing a transportation network for fulfillment centers that handled millions of packages annually, Kumar was faced with the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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And finally, Walmart aims to get products to customers quickly and accurately by managing their travel from ports to fulfillment centers and into people's homes.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
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Levasseur also mentioned professional development aiding in both ELA and math and the implementation of new textbooks that align with state math framework.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Illston granted the unions' request for a temporary restraining order to pause the implementation of layoffs already underway and to block any additional layoff notices from being sent out at more than 30 agencies where the unions represent employees.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Increase recognition of problem behaviors that can lead to perpetration of behaviors.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hobart Police forwarded charges of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Quaid was seen patting his former costars’ shoulders and giving them words of encouragement before the performance.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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This format typically includes all performances, judge feedback, and elimination results.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Achievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievement. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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