1
as in to attain
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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2
as in to accomplish
to carry through (as a process) to completion
finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
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Recent Examples of achieve
The effect was achieved through volume capture technology.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
And on Wednesday, Harvard achieved another significant legal victory in the U.S. District Court when Judge Burroughs delivered one more decisive ruling in favor of the university, declaring that the $2.2 billion in federal research funding halted by the Trump Administration must be reinstated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
In other words, what might this series achieve for deaf people and deaf representation?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Lord Lovat bemoans that Brian has had enough time to raise the family to glory and achieve his ambitions.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
And on Wednesday, Harvard achieved another significant legal victory in the U.S. District Court when Judge Burroughs delivered one more decisive ruling in favor of the university, declaring that the $2.2 billion in federal research funding halted by the Trump Administration must be reinstated.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
In other words, what might this series achieve for deaf people and deaf representation?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Lord Lovat bemoans that Brian has had enough time to raise the family to glory and achieve his ambitions.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieve
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Yet he’s grown into his role and attained greater serenity, proud of his resilience, consistency and loyalty to the house.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nearing the end of his career, White is considered the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) among quarterbacks, having attained eight championship rings, a number that is purposefully one more than the consensus real-life GOAT, Tom Brady.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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What else does Crawford have to accomplish in the sport?—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement All of these are clearly fantastic, laudable accomplishments—yet a laundry list of all the things Redford accomplished in his lifetime isn’t really the best way to honor his gifts.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Seattle Mariners’ 6-4 win Saturday gave them a two-game lead in the American League West, a division the Astros have won in each of the past seven 162-game seasons.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Both wins in the series came at Boulder, however.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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But the anger that left-leaning media critics felt is clearly gaining more traction with a broader swath of the Democratic Party — people who are opening their wallets and dedicating their time to consuming new and independent media.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Chargers ran down the clock after Herbert gained 2 yards on a sneak.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Now in its 113th year, the initiative connects letters to Santa with individuals and organizations that volunteer to help fulfill holiday wishes.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Does the army have enough political support and military strength to fulfill this mission without risking civil strife?—
Bilal Y. Saab,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is when your liver is so scarred up that there’s barely enough normal tissue to perform the routine functions of the liver.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scientists performed dental exams and took blood samples — participants also filled out dietary questionnaires.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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This opens a door for attackers to destabilize the browser or system its running on, to execute their own code.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Most of them are going to come down to track position, pit strategy, executing on pit road.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Achieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieve. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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