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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
From Hollywood actors to Olympic athletes and politicians, California’s newest Hall of Fame class runs the gamut in talent and achievements.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Here, the body of the emperor projects an overall message of confident heroism, while his garments fill in details about his status and achievements.
—Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career and his field slip away.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
In just three seasons the Horned Frogs have surpassed Baylor in the Big 12 pecking order and that might be one of the greatest achievements of the Campbell era.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
International Women's History Month marks an opportunity to honor the contributions and achievements of women past and present, while pushing for gender equality progress around the world.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Like the newspaper’s Gold Helmet Award in football and Roy Halladay Award in baseball, the April Heinrichs Award will factor in achievements and impact outside the field of play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Parlow made special mention of the academic achievements of graduating students who become teachers, pharmacists and physician’s assistants, reflecting the school’s contributions to health care and education.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Here, the body of the emperor projects an overall message of confident heroism, while his garments fill in details about his status and achievements.
—Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
In a pair of recent interviews with STAT, Plotkin expressed dismay at seeing the achievements of his career and his field slip away.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
In just three seasons the Horned Frogs have surpassed Baylor in the Big 12 pecking order and that might be one of the greatest achievements of the Campbell era.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2026
International Women's History Month marks an opportunity to honor the contributions and achievements of women past and present, while pushing for gender equality progress around the world.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Like the newspaper’s Gold Helmet Award in football and Roy Halladay Award in baseball, the April Heinrichs Award will factor in achievements and impact outside the field of play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
Parlow made special mention of the academic achievements of graduating students who become teachers, pharmacists and physician’s assistants, reflecting the school’s contributions to health care and education.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievements
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For Cory Allen—a father, author, LGBTQ+ advocate, and a former a secret service agent who protected Michelle Obama for two years—becoming a father wasn't as straight forward as some of his other accomplishments.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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As Woody Harrelson detailed Harrison Ford's accomplishments from the Actors Awards stage, the famously gruff actor seemed to squirm in his seat, somehow uncomfortable with praise even at the age of 83.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
2 Mar. 2026
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Florida carried out 19 executions in 2025, a modern-era record.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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The executions followed the killing of a German general and his staff by communist guerrillas a few days earlier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Has he been influenced by the successes?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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There have been individual successes on the pitch (such as Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo and the wonderfully gifted Estevao) and players who have been sold on for a tidy profit (such as Djordje Petrovic, Renato Veiga and Noni Madueke).—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Traditional Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) addresses this, but standard implementations require the user to verify that the hardware functions exactly as specified by the manufacturer.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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In addition to poor implementations of AI creating new problems rather than solutions to old problems, AI can also create new risks.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Riley finally is coming home, returning Sunday with the unveiling of a long overdue statue in whose bronze reflection a couple of wistful realizations can be found.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Disappointing realizations are possible, but this is also a great opportunity to simplify big dreams into doable steps.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2026.
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