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
  • In any event, Rothe is crossing her fingers that River’s January box office run performs well enough to reignite talks with Blumhouse and Universal about bringing Landon’s time-loop slasher franchise back to life.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • One day, after Pi-o performs at a hospital, a doctor approaches him to ask how Jeong-yo is doing.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • One way Lev accomplishes that in her own home is by utilizing her collections.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
  • My amendment accomplishes this goal simply by granting an antitrust exemption so that college athletes and schools can make their own deals, without unelected judges or politicians micromanaging every detail of compensation and eligibility.
    — Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • Telsey Advisory Group analyst Joe Feldman said an outside agent could create distance between Amazon and its shoppers, even if Amazon ultimately fulfills the order.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • Chuck Sargent Houston USC executes yet another belly flop against a top opponent, and Gary Patterson’s vaunted defense is giving up more than 35 points per game in the Big Ten.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Before an agent executes anything on its own, procurement and finance teams need to draw some clear lines.
    — Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • The resulting material achieves half the profile of standard ferrite plates while handling high power densities.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Kyushu team achieves the same effect with a micromirror array, a panel of many tiny mirrors that sends a different image to each eye.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • My job is to challenge whether the decision actually does that.
    — Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • While Pacific Neon now largely does LED sign work, reflecting a broad shift in the sign industry, veteran hands like Uroff, 70, can serve a valuable purpose when needed.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of does
Verb
  • Partita makes the same category error people like young Livia are prone to.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But what makes an attachment relationship different from all others?
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • The atmosphere at Denver Comedy Works can only be improved by the fact that the club implements Yondr bags, locking away phones for the sake of a distraction-free show.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The issue comes as Oakland implements a new encampment policy that allows inhabited vehicles to be cited and towed under state and local vehicle codes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of implements

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“Perpetrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrates. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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