achievements

plural of achievement
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Recent Examples of achievements Doncic has been on a scoring tear for the Lakers, his play at such a high level that even coach JJ Redick has marveled at the guard’s achievements. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 In her role as secretary of state, Benson says her achievements include upgrades to online services, cutting the average wait time for in-person visits and creating self-service stations at branch offices and grocery stores. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 Spain’s high-speed rail network has been considered one of the country’s crowning achievements. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Because God is divine Life, our identity isn’t defined by age, material circumstances, or human achievements. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Nov. 2026 The monthly publication — focused like Life magazine on showing American lives — chronicled the achievements of those in the Black community. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 What readers are saying The comments reflect a strong criticism of the Republican Party, particularly focusing on their emphasis on transgender issues and perceived lack of substantial policy achievements. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026 Two years later, the Panamanian government awarded him a medal for his baseball achievements, and in the 1930s, he was offered – but declined – the opportunity to coach Panama’s national team for the Central American Olympics. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 Their achievements also had an impact farther north, sparking the Icelandic women’s strike on October 24, 1975. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievements
Noun
  • The full record includes real accomplishments, like restoring a depleted franchise to playoff relevance, attracting Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, adding James Harden and recovering substantial draft capital after that era unraveled.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When judging, Sallam is less interested in comparing styles or technical accomplishments than in what remains after the screening.
    — Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Democrat, who's long been opposed to the death penalty, placed a moratorium on executions in California in 2019.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Those executions accounted for roughly 40% of the 47 carried out nationwide in 2025.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To Prime and Beyond From 2002’s Resident Evil remake to the more recent successes with Resident Evil 2 & 4, Capcom has managed to recreate the feeling and survival horror tropes of the originals while modernizing the gameplay.
    — Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • By contrast, the successes of financialization—including the countless projects and transactions that proceed smoothly every day—go largely unnoticed.
    — Monica Ningen, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What's particularly interesting and endearing about this feature is that while previous implementations of the glowing logo relied on an existing screen backlight, OLED panels (which use self-emitting pixels) need no backlight.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Tencent says these improvements extend to complex game mechanics and multiplayer implementations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Already offputting, Reid’s performance of Rapp’s dawning realizations — flipping from dismissive skepticism to feverish belief with little in between — grows less grounded by the minute.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But beyond the self-indulgences, realizations about the nature of life and the rules of society emerge.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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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“Achievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievements. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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