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
  • Sherman performs cult-favorite live stand-up shows under the moniker Sarah Squirm and has been with Saturday Night Live for five seasons, beginning in 2021.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • The company says Inkling doesn't top the benchmarks but performs well across a range of tasks, including reasoning and coding.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • 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
  • In the end, this revocable trust plus two single-member LLCs structure probably accomplishes no more than to provide a temporary speed bump for creditors.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • Technical leaders, who take responsibility for setting the tempo in possession and moving the team forward, can be just as important, and Guimaraes fulfils this duty for Newcastle, too.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Through this discipline of reduction, the watch fulfills its own promise—perfection through the removal of excess.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Iran’s hardline regime achieves a victory of sorts simply by enduring and surviving.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • While the company sells valuable patient monitoring devices and has strong positions inside hospitals, its margins lag what Danaher typically achieves.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • Over 35 years, my job has been to think one or two steps ahead of the market, or at least understand the risk before the crowd does.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • For Unalus, the uncertainty facing families weighs heavily, but so does hope.
    — Reginald David, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • The banquet makes a bold visual comparison of the two women, in fact.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Franke pointed to Franco-German defense projects as an example of how national political incentives can slow cooperation, even when joint production makes strategic sense.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • Eligible for a maximum of two four-year terms, the president implements policies within the framework set out by the supreme leader and spearheads Iran’s diplomacy.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • While acknowledging potential job displacement, the bank proactively implements retraining and redeployment programs to retain talent, emphasizing a strategic focus on workflows and connected infrastructure for successful AI integration.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of implements

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