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
Educational attainment is a key predictor of how a young person will fare in life.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite this, the surge in women’s educational attainment has not led to parity in the workplace.
—The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Regardless of their differences, all Cosmists advocated for the attainment of immortality and colonization of outer space, goals people still strive for today.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Disparity in advanced educational attainment (49th).
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite this, the surge in women’s educational attainment has not led to parity in the workplace.
—The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
Regardless of their differences, all Cosmists advocated for the attainment of immortality and colonization of outer space, goals people still strive for today.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Disparity in advanced educational attainment (49th).
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
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But when that third victory comes in Game 7, after a start and a win the night before, the achievement echoes through the hallowed corridors of Cooperstown.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sauer’s greatest achievement, though, may have been in Brazilian emeralds.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2025
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Or do other accomplishments, not to mention more intangible things, fill the void?—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Women are taught to keep our accomplishments close.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Starbucks’ success was forged on the back of a growing demand for Western luxuries, as well as a strategy of adapting p roducts for the market –– to appeal to customers beyond China’s top-tier cities.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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And so getting another player who can get pressure on the quarterback in key situations, those guys are always going to be paramount to our success.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Galileo’s great realization, encapsulated in the principle of relativity, is that there would be no detectable difference at all.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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For Courtney, the realization came after winning a prestigious business award following years of rapid growth and millions in revenue.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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But despite the production’s accomplished period physical trappings, there’s an air of very 21st-century thinking here — particularly in depictions of gender-blur and adult same-sex love within the Arab world — that feels more like wish-fulfillment than the film is prepared to acknowledge.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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These are warehouses located near major ports designed to minimize ground transportation expenses and streamline the flow of goods into its wider fulfillment network.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attainment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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