as in performed
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the anonymity of the Web allows pranksters to perpetrate their hoaxes with impunity
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Recent Examples of perpetrated
This is not just a victory for her, but for every single survivor of the horrific crimes perpetrated by Epstein and his co-conspirators.
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Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While the white French colonists perpetrated acts of extreme brutality and violence, when Haitian revolutionaries fought back, they were criticized for not following the standard rules of warfare.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The site, with its grand plaza, was conceived as an assertion of civic pride under the lingering cloud of a presidential assassination perpetrated on the city's watch.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
This very intense moment of racial violence in the city perpetrated by a lot of white immigrants, right, Irish and German immigrants.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
And on that summer day in Texas, the 85-year-old Bates became one of the tens of thousands of Americans who fall victim each year to scams perpetrated using bitcoin ATMs.
—ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Kissinger spoke the words in full knowledge of the massive human rights abuses being perpetrated in Chile, and efforts in the US Congress to block arms sales to that country.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Four people died and eight were injured as a result of the Sunday morning attack perpetrated by Sanford before law enforcement officers killed him.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Most violence, political or otherwise, is not perpetrated by trans people.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
While the white French colonists perpetrated acts of extreme brutality and violence, when Haitian revolutionaries fought back, they were criticized for not following the standard rules of warfare.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
The site, with its grand plaza, was conceived as an assertion of civic pride under the lingering cloud of a presidential assassination perpetrated on the city's watch.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
This very intense moment of racial violence in the city perpetrated by a lot of white immigrants, right, Irish and German immigrants.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
And on that summer day in Texas, the 85-year-old Bates became one of the tens of thousands of Americans who fall victim each year to scams perpetrated using bitcoin ATMs.
—ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
Kissinger spoke the words in full knowledge of the massive human rights abuses being perpetrated in Chile, and efforts in the US Congress to block arms sales to that country.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Four people died and eight were injured as a result of the Sunday morning attack perpetrated by Sanford before law enforcement officers killed him.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Most violence, political or otherwise, is not perpetrated by trans people.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrated
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Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a large crowd watched, Hamas gunmen executed the men with shots to the back of the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting our fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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It has only been accomplished by a few mountaineers since it was first done by American climber Thomas Hornbein.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers’ desire to ride their starting pitching in October and minimize the exposure of their Achilles’ heel (the bullpen) is being fulfilled.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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You’re fulfilled, content and happy.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, given the kind of statement UAB made on Saturday, Mortensen may very well have a real chance of being the ultimate replacement for Dilfer.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Public happens to be the very same venue where Hamilton made its off-Broadway debut inFebruary 2015, before moving to Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre that August.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Reis, of Primerica, thinks his age group is committed to creating a secure future but isn’t sure how to get there.—
Mark Davis,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The famous painter Jacques-Louis David, a fervent Jacobin under the Terror, subsequently committed himself to bringing the French people back together.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Perpetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrated. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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