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as in attains
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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as in accomplishes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
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Recent Examples of achieves
In fact, the ultra-high and extreme energy ones, at the absolute maximum, possess millions of times the energy that the Large Hadron Collider achieves at its maximum.
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Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Rhetorical pressure forcing dovish pivots without personnel change achieves the same outcome while preserving surface-level institutional continuity.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By requiring agreement between TPC energy loss and TOF velocity measurements, ALICE achieves 99 percent purity for pion identification and 100% for deuterons—even in events where 30 particles are flying apart simultaneously.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Brands are drawn to AGI Denim’s Chip-Off technology, a specialized dyeing process that improves laser compatibility and achieves a pronounced chip-off effect.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
No political ideology, no matter how coherent, and no political coalition, however robust, ever achieves total victory in American politics.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
For an affordable alternative, Quince’s Mongolian Cashmere Polo Sweater achieves the same put-together look for less.
—Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
If not every protest achieves tangible results in the moment, the perseverance of those on the right side of history should not be discounted.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
And what combination of human judgment and AI capability achieves that outcome best?
—Mohamad Ali, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Rhetorical pressure forcing dovish pivots without personnel change achieves the same outcome while preserving surface-level institutional continuity.
—Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
By requiring agreement between TPC energy loss and TOF velocity measurements, ALICE achieves 99 percent purity for pion identification and 100% for deuterons—even in events where 30 particles are flying apart simultaneously.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Brands are drawn to AGI Denim’s Chip-Off technology, a specialized dyeing process that improves laser compatibility and achieves a pronounced chip-off effect.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Jan. 2026
No political ideology, no matter how coherent, and no political coalition, however robust, ever achieves total victory in American politics.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
For an affordable alternative, Quince’s Mongolian Cashmere Polo Sweater achieves the same put-together look for less.
—Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
If not every protest achieves tangible results in the moment, the perseverance of those on the right side of history should not be discounted.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
And what combination of human judgment and AI capability achieves that outcome best?
—Mohamad Ali, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieves
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Gemini attains a very favorable position almost directly overhead.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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More than any live-action Marvel show that Disney+ has produced before, Wonder Man accomplishes what Netflix did with Jessica Jones and FX did with Legion (while also creating a much lighter viewing experience).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Heated Rivalry accomplishes a hat-trick of happy gay resolutions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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The gospel singer has amassed 20 Grammy wins throughout his career, having won his first in 1996 for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album for his album Whatcha Lookin' 4.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the end of January, the person with the greatest distance wins the free food.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
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Madeline, with her background in marketing and event management, oversees operations, fulfills orders and manages social media — no easy feat for an Instagram account that boasted 10,000 followers well before opening day.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Spectre also notably opens with a terrific Day of the Dead set piece — and finally fulfills Monica Bellucci’s Bond girl destiny.—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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And as analytics capabilities improve, old data gains new meaning.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even if a party besides the junta’s proxy party, the Union Solidarity & Development Party, gains a foothold in the election, the military is already guaranteed a quarter of the seats in both houses of parliament under the 2008 constitution.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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Gro-Low sumac performs best in full sun and tolerates partial shade, but will become less vigorous as the shade deepens.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Last week, Matthew Allen, a Minneapolis rapper and activist who performs as Nur-D, put his body on the line to fight ICE.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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What makes the experience especially compelling is the format itself.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a result of its many cooks, KPop Demon Hunters has a complex, sometimes contradictory view of what makes a song K-pop.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Achieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieves. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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