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as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
traditionally heroes have been celebrated for their great deeds in song and story
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as in thing
something done by someone
deeds always carry greater weight than words
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as in to transfer
to give over the legal possession or ownership of
the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter
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Recent Examples of deed
Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Two Democrats are on the primary ballot for Tarrant County clerk, who serves as custodian of vital records including deeds, birth and death certificates and various business records.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Tennessee Attorney General investigation raises questions about Nashville Church of Christ financial dealings and income through parking lots, while case against Grant disputes deed restriction.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
It is mentioned in Narragansett Indian sachems Canonicus and Miantonomo’s 1637 deed of Providence to English settler Roger Williams, and became a city park in 1903.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
Two Democrats are on the primary ballot for Tarrant County clerk, who serves as custodian of vital records including deeds, birth and death certificates and various business records.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
The archive contains around 65,000 enrollments — essentially deeds to ships — on microfilm, according to Wisconsin Marine Historical Society Executive Director Suzette Lopez.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Tennessee Attorney General investigation raises questions about Nashville Church of Christ financial dealings and income through parking lots, while case against Grant disputes deed restriction.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deed
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Current coaches Dana Altman and Kelvin Sampson have also accomplished the feat, while Eddie Sutton, Roy Williams, Fran Dunphy, Lou Henson, Bob Huggins and Jim Larranaga had done it previously.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Iowa's dominance in collegiate wrestling The Hawkeyes lead all Iowa schools with 24 team titles at the NCAA Championships, last accomplishing this feat in 2021, and are second all-time, behind Oklahoma State (34).—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Trump, he's done things, and then he's continued on with his speech, and then continued on to meet with world leaders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Charlestown then responded with a 9-0 run of their own to tie things up at 11.—
Mukala Kabongo,
Boston Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Iraq's National Center for International Judicial Cooperation said 5,704 suspects from 61 countries who were affiliated with IS were transferred from prisons in Syria.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The workers transfer here and are not hired locally.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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With the city facing multiple lawsuits over the billing debacle, Clark helped oversee a friendly class-action lawsuit against the city, the judge found.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Aztecs are also now 15-1 in Mountain West action.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Critics questioned whether the company was selling out by ceding to OpenAI so quickly.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Russia demands Ukraine cede eastern territory and renounce NATO membership; Kyiv refuses to surrender land without security guarantees.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The act allows the president to push industries to create materials and goods for national defense.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Casanovas and the team were driven by the emotions that the movie conveyed and tried to reflect that.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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That means sophisticated players scrutinized the loans and the companies involved and felt comfortable paying nearly full price for the debt, a message that Blue Owl co-President Craig Packer sought to convey in interviews several times this week.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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Laughlin, with Poder, said the influx has meant people with citizenship or other less-vulnerable statuses can show up in ways members of the undocumented community don't feel safe doing.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Not up to us are our bodies, possessions, reputations, public offices — in short, whatever is not our own doing.—
Massimo Pigliucci,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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