1
as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment
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as in accomplishment
the state of being actual or complete
the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright
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Recent Examples of attainment
Continue to work toward attainment of your plans and goals.
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Persistent disparities in health outcomes, housing stability, educational attainment and wealth are structural and long-standing.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
But the New York Fed’s analysis is the first to look at consumer spending based on educational attainment.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Smoking rates are disproportionately higher among people with lower incomes, lower educational attainment, and among Black and Hispanic communities.
—Timothy Vermillion, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Persistent disparities in health outcomes, housing stability, educational attainment and wealth are structural and long-standing.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
But the New York Fed’s analysis is the first to look at consumer spending based on educational attainment.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Smoking rates are disproportionately higher among people with lower incomes, lower educational attainment, and among Black and Hispanic communities.
—Timothy Vermillion, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
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Regardless of how anyone might have felt about the new picture that Einstein’s greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity, brought along with it, the behavior of physical phenomena in the Universe doesn’t lie.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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No journey of American achievement and exceptionalism is more iconic than the Apollo voyages to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sealing their playoff spot is the latest accomplishment for a Stars team that has been among the best teams in the entire NHL all season.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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And that’s a hell of an accomplishment in itself.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Picking up the slack The Horned Frogs had success against Boozer in the first half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2026
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In hindsight, the transformation was a success.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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That realization led me to take the crazy (for me) step of telling you about this release.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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When are the Heat going to come to the same realization?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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When that already-muddy path to fulfillment sees our brash heroine grappling with blackmail, her resilience kicks in with a scene-stealing spirit.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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