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
In the border city of Juárez, Mexico, where violence against women is perpetrated with impunity, an unlikely defender emerges with a desperate call for change.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
But the only violence that was perpetrated on that day was by ICE.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
We, too, are horrified by the betrayal of America’s social safety-net systems perpetrated by dozens of individuals in Minnesota who bilked at least $1 billion from taxpayers for non-existent services and clients.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Chemical agents are only used when there's violence being perpetrated, Noem said.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Katie Halper, a Jewish journalist, has carefully documented the myriad atrocities gleefully perpetrated by Zionists.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
These brave whistleblowers spent seven years and countless hours collaborating with us, recording, investigating, and covertly transmitting files to investigate crimes perpetrated by corrections officers tasked with protecting, not harming, the men in their care.
—Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
After an onslaught of extreme violence and degradation perpetrated by Sir Jimmy and his Fingers, Murphy’s Jim has arrived to set things right again.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
In recent decades, some of the Chicago Police Department’s most notorious scandals were perpetrated by officers assigned to the same team or unit, including Jerome Finnigan of the special operations section and Ronald Watts of the public housing unit.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
But the only violence that was perpetrated on that day was by ICE.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
We, too, are horrified by the betrayal of America’s social safety-net systems perpetrated by dozens of individuals in Minnesota who bilked at least $1 billion from taxpayers for non-existent services and clients.
—The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Chemical agents are only used when there's violence being perpetrated, Noem said.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Indeed, Katie Halper, a Jewish journalist, has carefully documented the myriad atrocities gleefully perpetrated by Zionists.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
These brave whistleblowers spent seven years and countless hours collaborating with us, recording, investigating, and covertly transmitting files to investigate crimes perpetrated by corrections officers tasked with protecting, not harming, the men in their care.
—Andrew Jarecki & Charlotte Kaufman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2026
After an onslaught of extreme violence and degradation perpetrated by Sir Jimmy and his Fingers, Murphy’s Jim has arrived to set things right again.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
In recent decades, some of the Chicago Police Department’s most notorious scandals were perpetrated by officers assigned to the same team or unit, including Jerome Finnigan of the special operations section and Ronald Watts of the public housing unit.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrated
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Over seven months, the quartet performed 81 shows across three continents to more than 2 million attendees, cementing their status as the highest-grossing touring act among female K-pop groups.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The update also nods to her close personal and creative connection with her goddaughter Cyrus, who performed the song in a high-profile appearance on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in 2021.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2026
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Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was summarily executed in the street.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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His death sentence echoes the case of Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari, who was executed in September 2020.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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If the intention was to give Ballgame a bog standard ’70s rock sound, mission accomplished.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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In his junior season, his last in Storrs, Thabeet was a Second Team AP All-American and repeated as both Big East and NABC Defensive Player of the Year – another feat only accomplished at UConn by Okafor.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, this look can also be achieved without buying anything new.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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Nobody else has achieved that feat since.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Delivery orders are fulfilled in partnership with Shipt.—
Emery Glover,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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While setting a record is an auspicious goal, some notables were already fulfilled in the nomination process.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even models’ eyelashes were made from recycled wool fibers.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
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The researchers also observed superconductivity in flexible films made from niobium carbide nanoscrolls.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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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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Knox, who committed to wrestle at Rutgers University, and his dad were initially charged with simple assault for purposely/knowingly causing bodily injury after a brawl broke out at Collingswood High School on February.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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To line up every single day in the work and to do hard stuff with people that are committed, there’s nothing like it.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Perpetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrated. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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