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as in accomplishments
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 executions
the doing of an action
what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle
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as in successes
the state of being actual or complete
you should be proud of the achievement of your goals
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Recent Examples of achievements
Do this daily as a practice of gratitude leading up to big achievements like graduation.
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Share achievements, not just responsibilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Celebrations erupted across Paris after PSG defeated Arsenal in a dramatic Champions League final, securing one of the club’s biggest achievements on the European stage.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Torrey Pines High School students, families and staff enjoyed a celebration of student achievements, special memories and the future at a graduation ceremony held May 29 at TPHS.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
However, Salmeron — a first-generation college student — says her achievements are built on the hard work and sacrifice of her parents.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
There’s the competitor, who often screams at the top of her lungs to celebrate the team’s achievements, and holds herself to a high standard.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
One that, according to the Olympic icon himself, has a far greater reach than any of his sporting achievements.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Share achievements, not just responsibilities.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Celebrations erupted across Paris after PSG defeated Arsenal in a dramatic Champions League final, securing one of the club’s biggest achievements on the European stage.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Torrey Pines High School students, families and staff enjoyed a celebration of student achievements, special memories and the future at a graduation ceremony held May 29 at TPHS.
—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
However, Salmeron — a first-generation college student — says her achievements are built on the hard work and sacrifice of her parents.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
There’s the competitor, who often screams at the top of her lungs to celebrate the team’s achievements, and holds herself to a high standard.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
One that, according to the Olympic icon himself, has a far greater reach than any of his sporting achievements.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievements
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Based on wins and losses and his on-field accomplishments, Leach is far from a slam-dunk Hall-of-Fame candidate.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The extended family includes more academics, all of whom have their own impressive lists of degrees and accomplishments.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Inmates executed by nitrogen gas have displayed various levels of shaking during the executions, and lawyers for the state and inmates have disagreed on whether those are involuntary or a sign of suffering.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Defense attorneys call for moratorium on Tennessee executions Defense attorneys in Tennessee are calling on the state to stop executing inmates until an ongoing lawsuit over its lethal injection protocol is resolved.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Two of the top club managers in the world, Barcelona’s Hansi Flick and PSG’s Luis Enrique, struggled to replicate their club successes with Germany and Spain, respectively.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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In the long run, the best-case scenario is that these companies are financial successes and make many of us prosperous in turn.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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Two prompts can produce two working-but-incompatible implementations of the same requirement.—
Tiago Azevedo,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Various Python implementations of the algorithm are available on GitHub.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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One of the most striking realizations is just how much this list of names cuts against the grain of the Pochettino’s regular squad selections over his one-and-a-half years in charge.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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At the same time, the sun in Gemini is approaching its conjunction with rebel Uranus — becoming exact tomorrow — which could bring surprising conversations, sudden realizations, impulsive decisions and an undeniable urge to reinvent yourself.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 May 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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“Achievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievements. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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