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
  • Ludacris performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 26, 2025, in Atlanta.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Chief also busts out dance moves of his own and performs drum solos (with Lawson's helping hand).
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • Beyond simply removing snakes, the challenge accomplishes a few key goals.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2026
  • But Fortune’s thoughtful little charmer accomplishes the tricky task of dramatizing trauma and healing in terms accessible to all ages.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • The Jasmine Negroni may be the drink that best fulfills that hope.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Petite and portable, the South Seas Rattan Side Cart fulfills the desire for a bedside table that’s slightly out of the ordinary.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • When an autonomous agent executes a financial transaction, who owns the financial downside of a hallucination?
    — Nirmal Mukhi, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Soon after Rhaenyra executes Otto Hightower, who was once mastermind of that family’s schemes, Ormund steps up to be the faction’s new heavy.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Ideally, over time, these outcomes accumulate into a repository of actioned and labeled data that reflects how an organization identifies risk, prioritizes responses and achieves successful resolutions.
    — Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The crust achieves that perfect balance of char and chew, and the toppings are minimal but impeccable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • At the back of this pharmacy is a beloved restaurant that does New Mexico classics like red-and-green chile enchiladas and huevos rancheros.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026
  • In his role, Thomas does community outreach with the next generation.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • Collaboration makes the collective Collaboration is an important aspect of the 808SHE collective.
    — Zuri Primos July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • If a ball is hit into foul territory and a fan makes the grab, the batter is out.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • Much now depends on how the administration defines domestic manufacturing and implements the policy.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 22 July 2026
  • His team implements a Feedback Mastery program to foster healthy conflict and psychological safety, and a universal Situational Leadership framework to enhance agility.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of implements

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