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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
New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.
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Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
It has been grown in drier climates like Kansas and Nebraska, but Tesdell, and researchers at The Land Institute don’t know how the grain performs in Iowa.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026
Here artisans, vendors, and live performers set up on the over-water promenade while the sun performs its nightly show over the Gulf Coast.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Frakes performs laser and skin rejuvenation services like microneedling and intense pulsed light (IPL) that can help with pigment correction, skin tightening and overall skin quality.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Mochrie then performs an improvised comedy act with the semi-conscious volunteers.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Indie singer performs at Mamdani nomination Grammy-award winning singer Lucy Dacus performed a political song often associated with the labor movement at Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
It has been grown in drier climates like Kansas and Nebraska, but Tesdell, and researchers at The Land Institute don’t know how the grain performs in Iowa.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026
Here artisans, vendors, and live performers set up on the over-water promenade while the sun performs its nightly show over the Gulf Coast.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Frakes performs laser and skin rejuvenation services like microneedling and intense pulsed light (IPL) that can help with pigment correction, skin tightening and overall skin quality.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Mochrie then performs an improvised comedy act with the semi-conscious volunteers.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Indie singer performs at Mamdani nomination Grammy-award winning singer Lucy Dacus performed a political song often associated with the labor movement at Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performs
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System 2 handles high-level reasoning and language, System 1 translates perception into full-body motion at high frequency, and System 0 executes human-like balance and coordination at kilohertz rates.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The protocol feeds the graph, the graph trains the model, the model executes better transactions, which generates more protocol data.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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True autonomy demands a fundamentally different approach — a unified system that perceives, decides, and acts with the entire body at once.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The platform acts as a firewall for the schools, Simpkins said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the novel, Nikki works tirelessly to prove herself amongst industry male figureheads who don’t value her voice, personhood, and brilliance, while managing pressure from a boss who isn't her advocate and navigating challenging colleagues steeped in misogyny and who are power-hungry.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But that’s not how state terror works.—
M. Gessen,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Smart & Safe Florida last week filed a brief arguing that the ballot initiative fulfills legal requirements and should be placed on the ballot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each member fulfills a different role.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Use this time to think about what makes sense to offload that no longer serves your career.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The college serves an additional 3,253 professional skills training students through workforce development, job training, adult education and other programs.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mekia Cox, who portrays Nyla Harper, wed basketball analyst Britt Leach in 2018, according to The Knot.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Arnett, Cooper, and Mark Chappell cowrote the screenplay, and Cooper portrays Balls, Alex's actor friend who serves as the film's comic relief.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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The spa Asian—specifically, Balinese—influences are again evident in the decor, massage techniques, and ingredients used at the 30,000-square-foot Mandara Spa, the Atlantis location of the beloved wellness brand that operates at resorts around the world and on Norwegian Cruise Line sailings.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Performs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performs. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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