perpetrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of perpetrate
as in performs
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 perpetrates Americans should always condemn it—no matter who perpetrates it. — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrates
  1. performs
  2. accomplishes
  3. fulfills
  4. executes
  5. achieves
  6. does
  7. makes
  8. implements
Verb
  • Winding machines can process up to 240 cells per minute, while a rotary indexing system performs tab flattening and full-tab forming in a single step.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Its facilities can recreate real-world sound environments and changing acoustic conditions to assess how technology performs as the world around the consumer changes.
    — Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • But when a defendant has already demonstrated months or years of compliance, courts should at least ask whether immediate custody accomplishes anything that voluntary surrender would not.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Donating, as many do, to check a box or as a reputation-building exercise accomplishes very little.
    — James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the former queen, now pregnant with a son, Maelor, fell into a deep despair in Rhaenyra’s captivity, a potential hostage in the Red Keep to draw out Aegon and ensure Alicent fulfills her mission.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • The operating room team executes the plan with discipline and anticipation.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Every time the user opens an OWA tab in the browser, the normal OWA sync process automatically executes OWAReaper.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • In our experience, if a story achieves longevity, the numbers and the recognition tend to follow on their own.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Notably, the electrode achieves maximum storage efficiency without overcrowding by first packing the larger zinc ions and following with the smaller protons.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • About 52% of A to Z’s roughly 65-person core team identifies as female, as does about 55% of management, according to Prosenjak.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That needs to change, Styninger said, as does the splitting of industry oversight between different parts of state government.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His last win came against Sodiq Yusuff in October 2023, and this loss makes four in a row.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • Advocacy groups are sounding alarms over widespread issues in federal student loan programs as the Education Department implements major reforms.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Much now depends on how the administration defines domestic manufacturing and implements the policy.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of implements

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