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as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
she performed the task quickly and expertly
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as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of
has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage
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Recent Examples of performs
Cece performs elegance, beauty, and perfection while sweating through excruciating pain, enduring enormous levels of judgement.
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Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Podcast topics are selected with the help of AI, based on Google and social media trends, and then the team may launch five different versions of the show with different titles to see what performs the best.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
At 32 billion parameters, K2 Think performs faster in math reasoning than models that are an order of magnitude larger, such as DeepSeek R1.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
English musician and keyboard player Rick Davies performs live with Supertramp on tour in the United States in June 1979.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The actor performs them with aplomb, but the words all circle ideas that never come to visual fruition.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
This grass is ideal as part of a larger perennial yard and performs well in full sun to partial shade, although partial sun is best.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
As a non-yielding asset, gold typically performs well in a falling interest-rate environment.
—CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Deidre McCalla, originally from New York who now lives in northern California, is a singer and songwriter who performs in the genre of traditional folk music.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Lauren Morrow
september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Podcast topics are selected with the help of AI, based on Google and social media trends, and then the team may launch five different versions of the show with different titles to see what performs the best.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
At 32 billion parameters, K2 Think performs faster in math reasoning than models that are an order of magnitude larger, such as DeepSeek R1.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
English musician and keyboard player Rick Davies performs live with Supertramp on tour in the United States in June 1979.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The actor performs them with aplomb, but the words all circle ideas that never come to visual fruition.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
This grass is ideal as part of a larger perennial yard and performs well in full sun to partial shade, although partial sun is best.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
As a non-yielding asset, gold typically performs well in a falling interest-rate environment.
—CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Deidre McCalla, originally from New York who now lives in northern California, is a singer and songwriter who performs in the genre of traditional folk music.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performs
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Instead of suggesting steps, the system executes trades in real time, sets stop-loss orders, and updates allocations autonomously.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But, like all technologies, each manufacturer executes it differently.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The order, which, again, acts like one blanket prescription, allows pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to look at FDA approval for vaccines and not ACIP recommendations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Now there’s the new Yummy Skin Liquid Blurring Balm Mattifying Setting Spray, a weightless setting spray that acts like a blurring and mattifying powder.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Star actor Ólafur Darri Ólafsson who plays the charismatic chef and ex-convict trying to rebuild his life and reputation, will attend the Spanish event, next to co-writers and producers Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson and Hörður Rúnarsson of Act4.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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George Clooney plays the titular protagonist, a famous movie actor who embarks on a journey of self-discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Technology works, but scaling it to a level that meaningfully impacts global emissions is an entirely different challenge.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the oil works as a specialized scalp treatment, too, or to provide nourishment during protective styling.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Following directions from Morrow, Slightly (Adarsh Gourav) has been trying unsuccessfully to lure someone into the alien research lab, but at the end of the episode, Slightly finally accomplishes his mission.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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From the attacker’s perspective, this accomplishes two purposes.—
Jim Richberg,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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The local office of the OIJ in Quepos, which serves the central Pacific area of the country and is in the area where Miller Gardner died, told CNN on Friday that it was asked to expand its investigation into the case.—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hamnet depicts a fictional account of Shakespeare's life with his young family; Buckley, 35, portrays the Bard's wife Agnes, while Watson plays Mescal's onscreen mother as Mary Shakespeare.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Also, why is arthouse pretty boy Louis Garrel, who portrays the leader of a resistance group known as Breakwalls (That’s seriously their name.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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The film operates under the Primetime banner, neurodivergent actor-producer Victoria Emslie’s platform dedicated to amplifying underrepresented voices across disability, gender, global majority and sexuality spectrums.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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Build a team that operates without you.—
Guy Peixoto,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Performs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performs. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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