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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
And Performance Analysis: The key metrics that define business success—conversion rates, average sales price, quota attainment and more, require close management.
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Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Connecticut also ranks fifth in educational attainment and sixth in quality of education.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The study also found that while urban areas showed higher adoption overall (18.2 percent versus 10.9 percent in rural areas), regions with lower educational attainment used AI writing tools more frequently (19.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent in higher-education areas).
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The community lags behind the county in the attainment of higher education, Puri said, but the college students coming out of Little Saigon are going into fields such as engineering and sciences that will serve them well.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
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Amit Ashkenazi, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Connecticut also ranks fifth in educational attainment and sixth in quality of education.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
The study also found that while urban areas showed higher adoption overall (18.2 percent versus 10.9 percent in rural areas), regions with lower educational attainment used AI writing tools more frequently (19.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent in higher-education areas).
—Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The community lags behind the county in the attainment of higher education, Puri said, but the college students coming out of Little Saigon are going into fields such as engineering and sciences that will serve them well.
—Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
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This vision is not just a possibility but a necessity, unlocking myriad benefits that ripple across personal growth, social interactions, and academic achievements.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Support perseverance and passion for long-term goals: Support sustained effort and a growth mindset rather than grades or achievement for achievement's sake.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
17 Apr. 2025
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Whether that's more impressive than his in-ring accomplishments is up to interpretation.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rejoining Formula 1 as its official timekeeper in 2025 is part of this version —but the message is broader: the brand is for those who push limits of high performance, competitiveness and accomplishment, in sports or life.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Those successes led to Hilton being named to this year’s CNBC Changemakers list, which spotlights women whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark on the business world.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anything but success in the Champions League next season will not be good enough going forward.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Novels such as Severance and Temporary seem to reflect a certain disillusionment with that myth, the realization that numerous steady office jobs come with, if not backbreaking work, a feeling of existential malaise.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The realization that one extinct ant species in the genus used to live in the Caribbean has brought a fresh heap of questions for researchers to answer.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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At Amazon fulfillment centers, which employ the majority of the company’s 1.5 million workers, vending machines are stocked not just with snacks but with painkillers.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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With the convenience of direct-from-warehouse fulfillment, customers skip the hassle of third-party delays, backorders, or vague tracking updates.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attainment. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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