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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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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
Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
But not all of his good deeds were broadcast on social media.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
That includes cryptocurrency, mortgage bonds, titles, deeds, literally everything.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
According to 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh, these creatures emerged from the lingering life force of people who had committed evil deeds during their lives or who experienced a sudden death.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
People implemented racist clauses in housing deeds and rejected or offered outrageously predatory lending terms to nonwhites, permitting exceptions occasionally to Asians only by assuming their proximity to whiteness or to American militarism.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
The duo's good deeds have caught the attention of online users and local media outlets, including CBS affiliate KHOU and ABC affiliate KTRK.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
His way through was by finding connection with a character whose deeds seem incomprehensible.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
After defeating and killing Godolkin, Marie, along with four of her fellow university friends/classmates and her long lost baby sister, Annabeth Moreau (Keeya King), formed a Guardians of Godolkin group and ran away, as they will surely be hunted and punished for their deeds at the university.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
But not all of his good deeds were broadcast on social media.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
That includes cryptocurrency, mortgage bonds, titles, deeds, literally everything.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
The prices given are those indicated by state tax stamps required on all deeds.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
According to 12th-century English historian William of Newburgh, these creatures emerged from the lingering life force of people who had committed evil deeds during their lives or who experienced a sudden death.
—Tom Duszynski, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
People implemented racist clauses in housing deeds and rejected or offered outrageously predatory lending terms to nonwhites, permitting exceptions occasionally to Asians only by assuming their proximity to whiteness or to American militarism.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
The duo's good deeds have caught the attention of online users and local media outlets, including CBS affiliate KHOU and ABC affiliate KTRK.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
His way through was by finding connection with a character whose deeds seem incomprehensible.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeds
Noun
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Here’s my Monday piece on feats by Dolphins players and news by position.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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From the Mercury and Gemini missions to the drama of Apollo 13, the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the robotic explorers roaming Mars, NASA's history is packed with daring feats and scientific firsts.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The 53-year-old Dane is many things that Ten Hag is not.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, there are signs that things could be changing, and quickly.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The strategy transfers your pretax or nondeductible IRA funds to a Roth IRA to kickstart future tax-free growth.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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That transfers the risk to a new resident, leaving the community still facing future costly risks.—
Debolina Banerjee,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alongside their impressive achievements, the founding generation failed to reach a just accommodation with the Native American population, and failed to end slavery or, more realistically, put it on the road to extinction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anything can impact a president's rating, such as legislation passed, actions and elections.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cargill explained her actions following a commercial break.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Center assigns them to specific flight routes and schedules where scientists think in-situ data would improve the forecasts as much as possible.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Prediction platform Polymarket currently assigns just a 6 percent probability that Sherrill will win the race by a margin of 15 percentage points or more, suggesting that while a decisive victory remains possible, forecasters see it as improbable.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Barabasi Lab’s Nature 150, for instance, conveys the importance of intellectual influence by creating a galaxy-like network of scientific papers and allowing users to travel through its colorful constellations of nodes and links.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nkrumah was crucial in jumpstarting the Ghanaian film industry, building a studio to produce work that conveys an Africa that defies the expectations promoted by colonizers.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World or Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, though, Dracula lacks a true lead character—an effect of the film’s anthology format that ultimately cedes space to Jude’s AI imagery.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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But at this year's Japan Mobility Show, the Delica cedes the stage to an even cooler Mitsubishi camping rig, a futuristic concept combo that expands into a multi-room base camp.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Deeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deeds. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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