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 most of the romance fraud cases the NCL encounters, the crimes are being perpetrated from overseas.
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The audience member went on to explain that five transgender Americans have perpetrated mass shootings over the last 10 years.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Media reporting also overlooks brutal forms of violence perpetrated by men in intimate relationships with women.
—Walter S. Dekeseredy, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Amid the vagaries of the decades-old clash between two nations vying for the same plot of land, one constant has been violence, perpetrated and endured, on minor and colossal scales.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Both Nardone and Bouazzouni emphasize that while vulnerable individuals and minority groups are easy targets, violence and abuse can be perpetrated by both men and women of all ages, and within all ranks.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The audience member went on to explain that five transgender Americans have perpetrated mass shootings over the last 10 years.
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The first international tribunal ever organized, the first time film footage was used as evidence to show the world what this regime perpetrated.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
In Israel, the literary world censors, silences, distorts, segregates and thus collaborates with the atrocities perpetrated in Gaza.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Media reporting also overlooks brutal forms of violence perpetrated by men in intimate relationships with women.
—Walter S. Dekeseredy, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Amid the vagaries of the decades-old clash between two nations vying for the same plot of land, one constant has been violence, perpetrated and endured, on minor and colossal scales.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Both Nardone and Bouazzouni emphasize that while vulnerable individuals and minority groups are easy targets, violence and abuse can be perpetrated by both men and women of all ages, and within all ranks.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrated
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People in the anxious group performed worse on intuitive decision-making than those in the neutral or positive groups.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Cabrera, another millennial favorite, also performed with the band that same night.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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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
Verb
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No footballer has ever achieved his level of influence and global notoriety at such a young age.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, the film achieved cult hit status on home video.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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With runners on second and third, third baseman Matt Chapman made a diving stop of Andy Pages’ grounder and fired to Smith, who inadvertently did the splits.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kirk’s unsettling public tragedy took place when the conservative activist had just answered a question from an audience member at Utah Valley University about mass shootings committed by transgender people.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Perpetrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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