accomplish
verb
ac·com·plish
ə-ˈkäm-plish 
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm-
accomplished; accomplishing; accomplishes
1
: to bring about (a result) by effort
have much to accomplish today
2
: to bring to completion : fulfill
accomplish a job
3
: to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression)
would starve before accomplishing half the distance—
W. H. Hudson †1922
W. H. Hudson †19224
accomplisher
noun
Examples of accomplish in a Sentence
There are several different ways to accomplish the same task.
Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.
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Philadelphia hasn't accomplished anything yet.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Thus far, Team Europe has been able to accomplish that feat much more frequently than Team World — and holds an all-time 5-2 edge in Laver Cup play.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
And as the company is still growing at a healthy clip, margin expansion can be accomplished without cost cutting, but through cost maintenance.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
The office for Kelly, D-Arizona, said the plan would help accomplish this by creating an AI Horizon Fund, where leading AI companies would contribute resources to invest in workers, infrastructure and responsible development.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Thus far, Team Europe has been able to accomplish that feat much more frequently than Team World — and holds an all-time 5-2 edge in Laver Cup play.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
And as the company is still growing at a healthy clip, margin expansion can be accomplished without cost cutting, but through cost maintenance.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
The office for Kelly, D-Arizona, said the plan would help accomplish this by creating an AI Horizon Fund, where leading AI companies would contribute resources to invest in workers, infrastructure and responsible development.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Accomplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accomplish. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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