1
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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2
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
Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
The wacky part is how he’s done that particular deed with three different franchises since 2019 alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
However, $150,000 doesn’t seem that expensive — if the state is willing to deed the lake, dam and easement around the lake to whoever pays for the repairs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Discounting any of the various potential paradoxes and possible multiversal implications of the deed, Jeb Bush leapt headlong into this hypothetical (take your pick) DeLorean, phone booth, Tardis, or Wellsian steampunk contraption with a knife in hand.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 8 June 2025
The wacky part is how he’s done that particular deed with three different franchises since 2019 alone.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Verb
In my experience, corporate parents only tolerate such independence of thought and deed as the price to pay for attracting the best and brightest minds that are the fundamental catalyst for disruptive innovation.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
However, $150,000 doesn’t seem that expensive — if the state is willing to deed the lake, dam and easement around the lake to whoever pays for the repairs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deed
Noun
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Players themselves can only give their team one PPI pick in their careers, but if both Smith and Brown accomplish the feat this season, Houston will receive two extra picks after the first round of the 2026 draft.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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He was mobbed by his teammates to celebrate the feat.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Real Madrid is closing in on Argentina’s next big thing As reported by various outlets, Real Madrid is closing in on Mastantuono after sending a delegation to Buenos Aires last week.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Sick to death of being poor, Lucy ended things with John.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Lessons learned on a tower in New York don’t always transfer to a mid-rise in Phoenix.—
Michael Pink,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Carroll transferred everything himself, carrying the sled and the 45-pound bumper plates, a task that required five or six trips.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Noun
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The Kremlin said both leaders condemned Israel's actions, describing them as violations of international law.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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So here’s your call to action: Don’t just build your network.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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In proposing the cuts, the administration has called for ceding certain federal parklands to the states.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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Vladivostok was ceded to Tsarist Russia in 1860 under the Treaty of Peking, which established the border between China and Russia along the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, as indicated on Newsweek's maps in this article.—
Isabel van Brugen
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Soon after, Nifty gets a potentially career making gig as the opening act for a singer at Havana’s best hotel.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Weddings, like families, are built one choice, one gesture, one loving act at a time.—
Jason Mitchell Kahn,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Verb
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However, in languages like Spanish, French, or Italian, adjectives and other grammatical cues often convey gender.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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If the Wizards finish in the top-eight of the 2026 NBA Draft order, a pair of second-round picks — Washington’s in 2026 and 2027 — will convey instead of a first-round pick.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Dark doings—abductions, intrigues—fill the Tacoma papers.—
Caroline Fraser
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Hoberman pays due attention to the major national and international events that influenced New York’s avant-garde—civil rights, the Vietnam War, political assassinations—and also to historic doings within the city, such as feminist activism and the Stonewall uprising.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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“Deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deed. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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