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as in executed
to carry through (as a process) to completion
she performed the task quickly and expertly
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2
as in served
to have a certain purpose
the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood
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as in played
to present a portrayal or performance of
has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage
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Recent Examples of performed
People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Ryan Cabrera, another millennial favorite, also performed with the band that same night.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a growing body of research found that police regularly performed inadequate rape investigations, deciding reports were unfounded before interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence or testing DNA.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
The base station instantly connected to my network and performed a firmware update, which took around five minutes to complete.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Patsy Cline performed at a benefit for a Kansas City DJ, then died in a plane crash on the way back home.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The veteran has at times performed for the Padres, but his latest clunker — Cortes yielded six runs over 2 1/3 innings — continued an alarming trend for a rotation that has gone nine consecutive games without an outing of more than five innings.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Two tourniquets had to be applied to stanch the bleeding, and he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where surgeons performed emergency surgery to save his leg.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Of the two the camellia gel performed slightly better.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Ryan Cabrera, another millennial favorite, also performed with the band that same night.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a growing body of research found that police regularly performed inadequate rape investigations, deciding reports were unfounded before interviewing witnesses, collecting evidence or testing DNA.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
The base station instantly connected to my network and performed a firmware update, which took around five minutes to complete.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
Patsy Cline performed at a benefit for a Kansas City DJ, then died in a plane crash on the way back home.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
The veteran has at times performed for the Padres, but his latest clunker — Cortes yielded six runs over 2 1/3 innings — continued an alarming trend for a rotation that has gone nine consecutive games without an outing of more than five innings.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Two tourniquets had to be applied to stanch the bleeding, and he was airlifted to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where surgeons performed emergency surgery to save his leg.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Of the two the camellia gel performed slightly better.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performed
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On Tuesday evening, ahead of the official start of New York Fashion Week, at Cipriani Wall in Manhattan, Brandice Daniel and her team executed an evening dedicated to artisans and creatives.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Federal agents executed a search warrant at her home in Virginia and found three 9mm pistols, including one inside a purse that also contained Perkins’ photo identification.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Employers Are Rewriting the Rules On College Degrees A degree once served as a shorthand signal.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stubblefield had served on both the budget committee and Legislative Council.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Pro Football Hall of Famer who played 17 years for the Miami Dolphins is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, served as an analyst for The NFL Today on CBS for over a decade and most importantly was in a movie with Jim Carrey and an actual dolphin.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Aduba, 44, played famous detective Cordelia Cupp, who was determined to solve an unexpected murder at the White House, in The Residence.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rec was founded in 2022 by Birju Kadakia and Rachel Williams, who worked together at Uber in the mid-2010s.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getting the final minty shade, one that worked well on all Fitzpatrick skin tones, took more than 20 variations.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Some steps in the report can presumably be accomplished quickly, and may indeed improve America’s health, even if modestly.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 Sep. 2025
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With how the rotation was used in Week 1, neither goal was accomplished.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once the move was official for Iamaleava, the transfer signing essentially acted as the college football equivalent of a trade.—
Tyler Small,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Getty portrayed the cantankerous but charming matriarch Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Arthur's character, and McClanahan played the flirtatious Southern belle Blanche.—
Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The evening doubles as a salute to the 25th anniversary of Girlfriends, the groundbreaking sitcom that redefined how Black women’s friendships, ambitions, and complexities were portrayed on screen.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
13 Sep. 2025
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Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Half of Walmart’s online orders are fulfilled from stores, with the rest coming from Walmart warehouses and seller warehouses.—
Dan Gingiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Performed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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