1
as in feats
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 things
something done by someone
deeds always carry greater weight than words
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as in transfers
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 deeds
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
There are no deeds listed yet for a new purchase under their name.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
Companies are already using blockchain to close real estate transactions around the clock, record deeds digitally to prevent fraud, and slash closing times from weeks to days.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
According to Shapiro, county officials weren't notified that ICE had planned to buy the warehouses until the deeds were filed.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s what often is at the root of sports and good deeds.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
But the deeds of one warrior that night will live forever in the eternal chronicles of military valor.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
Ephemera Items such as magazines, ticket stubs, land deeds, lobby cards, promotional items, and more weren’t meant to last for years, but that’s their appeal, Lang explains.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
How pathetically far this blithering, unprincipled piece of trash has gone to endanger other lives, to expressly distract and deflect from his own wicked deeds, and to further benefit his grifting family’s larcenously enlarged bounties.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
There are no deeds listed yet for a new purchase under their name.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 Mar. 2026
Companies are already using blockchain to close real estate transactions around the clock, record deeds digitally to prevent fraud, and slash closing times from weeks to days.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
According to Shapiro, county officials weren't notified that ICE had planned to buy the warehouses until the deeds were filed.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s what often is at the root of sports and good deeds.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
But the deeds of one warrior that night will live forever in the eternal chronicles of military valor.
—Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeds
Noun
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In many cases, that push produces incredible feats of athletic performance.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2026
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Since then other research groups have developed devices capable of similar feats.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That changes things up for Diabate.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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Share credit, set boundaries around your time and money, and keep things grounded with an open list of your goals.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Aikido's system uses a passive primary cooling mechanism that transfers heat from the data centers through the steel walls of the ballast tanks and directly into the surrounding seawater, with the company claiming the thermal impact on the ocean is limited to a few meters around the structure.—
Etiido Uko
March 13,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2026
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However, the terms of FIFA’s hosting agreement with the Boston host committee, a non-profit group established to assist FIFA in the planning of the tournament, transfers the public security costs away from FIFA and to the committee.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Shearer and Greaves are considered among the archetypal greatest centre-forwards in the English game, but that accolade now solely belongs to Kane, whose goalscoring achievements in England and Germany are remarkable.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Academy seems comfortable celebrating individual excellence within horror while hesitating to crown its films as definitive achievements.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These facilities typically house dozens of robots in large office-like spaces spanning thousands of square meters, where human operators repeatedly perform simple tasks alongside the machines to generate and record detailed data on key physical actions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Making use of all the available tools and new technologies, the Festival’s Agora showcased a new series of actions and backed successful initiatives that took place both in physical spaces and online.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The system assigns scores to prioritize restoration projects and measures characteristics such as organism diversity, stream pattern and vegetation growth.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The statute also assigns responsibility for payment of certain commissions to specific governmental entities.—
Abbey Ajayi,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kobabe conveys the quiet pain of being misgendered in ostensibly non-hostile environments and the fear of being perceived as inconvenient or rude.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite their obvious differences in setting and premise, each one conveys the difficulty of imagining a future amid an apprehensive present.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Choosing silence also cedes our right to free speech.—
Jenna Norton,
STAT,
12 Mar. 2026
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The specialization that cedes politics, economics or communication to separate disciplines is, in sociology, an invitation to synthesize and to consider how these broad social processes engage, reinforce or conflict with one another.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Deeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeds. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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