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as in successes
a successful result brought about by hard work
our biggest accomplishment this week was finishing the living room makeover
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as in executions
the doing of an action
your prompt accomplishment of this urgent project is much appreciated
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as in achievements
the state of being actual or complete
a long, difficult project whose accomplishment we wondered if we would ever see
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Recent Examples of accomplishments
Recovery involves gathering vital information, documenting accomplishments, and focusing on networking and skill development, rather than internalizing it as personal failure.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
The nighttime event featured military bands and Air Force planes flying overhead, and a campaign-style speech by Trump attacking Democrats and praising his own accomplishments.
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Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Dropping this game, especially after fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico moved on, would have erased all American group stage accomplishments.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
2 July 2026
Of all his accomplishments, Connaughton took the greatest pride in mentoring generations of graduate students and teaching assistants, according to his obituary.
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Chase Jordan
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Rabé said one of his biggest accomplishments as city manager was improving Auburn’s financial position.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
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Connor Dullinger,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Maloy and Lyman are focused on the issues affecting the district, highlighting accomplishments and, in Lyman's case, attacking his opponent's voting record.
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Saige Miller,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
The nighttime event featured military bands and Air Force planes flying overhead, and a campaign-style speech by Trump attacking Democrats and praising his own accomplishments.
—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Dropping this game, especially after fellow co-hosts Canada and Mexico moved on, would have erased all American group stage accomplishments.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
2 July 2026
Of all his accomplishments, Connaughton took the greatest pride in mentoring generations of graduate students and teaching assistants, according to his obituary.
—
Chase Jordan
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
Rabé said one of his biggest accomplishments as city manager was improving Auburn’s financial position.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The only pick lacking in accomplishments so far is Zaccharie Risacher, whom the Hawks took first in 2024.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
And at Eboigbodin’s official visit at UCLA, his birth family from Nigeria and host family in Southern California were able to come together for the first time, celebrating his accomplishments and giving the future Bruin confidence that UCLA was home.
—
Connor Dullinger,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Maloy and Lyman are focused on the issues affecting the district, highlighting accomplishments and, in Lyman's case, attacking his opponent's voting record.
—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
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Smart textiles and wearables continue to generate a lot of interest and there is meaningful early-stage development work happening, but successes to date remain largely niche.
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The next step is turning battlefield successes into standardized systems that every brigade can field.
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In Idaho, executions will be carried out at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution by three volunteer police marksmen whose identities will be kept confidential.
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What followed was the busiest period of executions in more than eight decades in a state that has long been a stronghold of capital punishment.
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The Hall of Fame honors persons who have made outstanding contributions in the arts, sciences or management of television over a lifetime career or via singular achievements.
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LeBron James's eight-year tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, though marked by an NBA championship and record-breaking achievements, concluded with his decision to depart.
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Those implementations must treat policy design and technical design as equals.
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These implementations were also instrumental in immediately communicating some of the trends driving new takes on the high-end fragrance category.
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Each member derives her own realizations from this experience, with its dual crucibles of grindingly hard work and pop adulation.
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One of the most striking realizations is just how much this list of names cuts against the grain of the Pochettino’s regular squad selections over his one-and-a-half years in charge.
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Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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