deeds 1 of 2

plural of deed

deeds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of deed

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deeds
Noun
The public has taken notice of the deli manager's good deeds. ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 The maze will give thousands of families a place to go to spend time together this fall through the first week of November, but also to mourn and feel a little closer to Parton, a luminary who left a legacy of music, homespun sense and good deeds. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Root remains a beacon of hope for England but the trouble is supporters have heard about a desire to build an improved culture so many times before only to see all the admirable words undermined by the players’ deeds. Paul Newman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 As is the case with many of China’s policies, there is often a large gulf between words and deeds, and studying China’s history with rare earths reveals the amalgam of competing priorities that have shaped its policy. Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The character is renowned in the wizarding world for his many heroic deeds, though he’s later revealed as a fraud who took credit for the acts of others after erasing part of their memories. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Big Players are big because their words and deeds move markets. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 The word is hidden somewhere in the look in people’s eyes and in the depth of their good deeds. Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 Some fortunes, however, are already crystallizing into deeds. Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeds
Noun
  • The shattering of the deadlift record proved that, although the feats did not end there.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Why are certain people compelled toward any of these reckless, perilous, barely possible feats?
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
  • These were pretty innocuous in the grand scheme of things, but were hanging as a PR headache for Ferrari heading to its home race.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Robotic system transfers 400 gallons During the demonstration, the USNS Vindicator training support vessel towed the refueling system.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If a player transfers to another SEC school outside the first transfer portal window in the spring, the school would have been subject to a half-season suspension for the coach and a fine of 50% of that sport’s operating budget.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The achievements of Newton and the Royal Society are, after all, still celebrated today.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Often referred to as the Nobel Prize of the Arts, the Praemium Imperiale recognizes exemplary achievements by artists around the world working in painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theater and film.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Israel, which isn’t a party in the proceedings, strongly denies that its actions amount to acts of genocide.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Characters disappear, or have their attributes and actions assigned to different characters.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The problem is a system that assigns responsibility without giving people the information and decision rights needed to act accordingly and keep the work flowing.
    Pranav Dalal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After a company initiates a recall, the FDA evaluates the situation and assigns a recall classification based on the level of health hazard posed by the product.
    Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This strophic song in five verses conveys the journeyman’s joyfulness through a jaunty, tuneful vocal line over a steadily striding piano accompaniment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • By subverting Musk’s favorite tropes of video gaming and simulations, the film conveys the dangers of becoming like the Game Master in Ready Player One.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI cedes priority for the 3D Euler result to Buckmaster and Alpöge, while claiming it for the Navier-Stokes result.
    Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Uber’s Nigeria departure now cedes ground to both firms and a crop of local players like LagRide, a startup backed by the state government in Lagos.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Deeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeds. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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