1
as in attaining
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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as in accomplishing
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 achieving
Jamie received the Trustees’ Award for achieving the highest cumulative grade point average over the past four years at LJCDS.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The biggest hurdle is achieving Federal Aviation Administration certification.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Not surprisingly, achieving top-of-mind awareness requires an audience-centric approach.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The building integrates perlite insulation, timber balcony structures, 500 sq m (5,400 sq ft) of photovoltaic panels, and a hybrid gas/heat pump system by Atlantic Systèmes, achieving around 60% energy self-sufficiency in compliance with France's RE2020 2025 [green building] targets.
—Adam Williams
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Among students, the news was received with the calm for which over-achieving 20-year-olds are renowned.
—Sage Lattman, airmail.news, 28 May 2026
California public education every year produces great achieving students that are building the world of tomorrow.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Domingo and Fey are even better, achieving an honest rapport that too many other dynamics lack, while Kenney-Silver arguably gets the juiciest arc, filled with showy slapstick and a challenge unique to sitcoms but relatable outside of them.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Molina’s Sam is at the center of achieving all of this.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The biggest hurdle is achieving Federal Aviation Administration certification.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Not surprisingly, achieving top-of-mind awareness requires an audience-centric approach.
—John Hall, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The building integrates perlite insulation, timber balcony structures, 500 sq m (5,400 sq ft) of photovoltaic panels, and a hybrid gas/heat pump system by Atlantic Systèmes, achieving around 60% energy self-sufficiency in compliance with France's RE2020 2025 [green building] targets.
—Adam Williams
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Among students, the news was received with the calm for which over-achieving 20-year-olds are renowned.
—Sage Lattman, airmail.news, 28 May 2026
California public education every year produces great achieving students that are building the world of tomorrow.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Domingo and Fey are even better, achieving an honest rapport that too many other dynamics lack, while Kenney-Silver arguably gets the juiciest arc, filled with showy slapstick and a challenge unique to sitcoms but relatable outside of them.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Molina’s Sam is at the center of achieving all of this.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieving
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Meditation is a pivotal force in attaining desires.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Decreasing food intake seems to be the most beneficial for attaining weight loss.—
Kim Pfotenhauer,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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Without this data, there can be no way to measure what percentage of time the AI saves in accomplishing tasks.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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Fresh Market of Northtown Plans for a brand new, full-service grocery store in North Kansas City moved forward Tuesday evening, making the city one step closer to accomplishing a years-long goal of bringing a new grocer to the area.—
Ian Cummings,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2026
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The Oscar-winning actor is miscast and never becomes his legendary character, which puts a damper on the film.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Ganesha received three hits from Logan Schmidt to rally for a 2-1 win over Newport Harbor, winning it on a walk-off hit batter in the bottom of the seventh.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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In practice, e-commerce sellers are often overwhelmed with the day-to-day of managing inventory and promotions, fulfilling orders and making sure their accounts are in order.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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This means that boards should not avoid fulfilling their duty by invoking a lack of funds – their duty is to gather the funds to take proper care of the property.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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New Delhi is also keen on gaining access to some of Myanmar's extensive rare earths deposits-though China, which controls much of the rare earths supply chain in the area, is unlikely to agree.—
Michael Sullivan,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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The operations were launched in response to community concerns about minors gaining access to restricted products.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The mother spends her waking hours working on other people’s farms and performing tasks the neighbors prefer not to do themselves.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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As good as both teams’ hitters have been performing this season, these two pitchers were throwing at a level that even major-league scouts could appreciate.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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That has marquee potential with Coloradan star Sophia Wilson making her first club appearance in Denver.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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But as agents begin to act by booking flights, executing trades, signing contracts and deploying infrastructure, every one of those transactions requires trust.—
Kaustubh Phatak,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Its core capability is a whole-body imitation learning system that enables it to learn tasks by observing human demonstrations and executing them independently with high precision.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Achieving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieving. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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