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as in accomplishments
a successful result brought about by hard work
this improvement in your time for a 10K road race is quite an achievement!
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as in executions
the doing of an action
what you're asking is the achievement of a miracle
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as in successes
the state of being actual or complete
you should be proud of the achievement of your goals
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Recent Examples of achievements
After adding a section to her policy agenda and achievements on her campaign website, users were quick to notice several major flaws.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
KPop Demon Hunters and Sinners were double winners at the 16th annual Lumiere Awards, presented Monday at the Beverly Hills Hotel by the Advanced Imaging Society to recognize outstanding creative and technical achievements in visual technologies.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Her episodes will focus on celebrating the achievements of women in honor of Women's History Month.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Rowland presented the award to Knowles, singing her praises from her early days as a hair salon owner to her current achievements as a designer, entrepreneur and cultural icon.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
True to tradition, the evening was both a celebration of achievements in directing and an occasion for much pro-guild testifying — from nominees, winners and Christopher Nolan, presiding over his first ceremony as DGA president.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Late last year, shareholders voted to approve a new pay package that could be worth $1 trillion, paid out in 12 tranches, if Tesla hits certain milestones, including market cap gains and operational achievements, over the next decade.
—Robert Frank,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Chicago's oldest skyscrapers are now dwarfed by new ones, but the world still comes to see the city's towering achievements.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The study also highlighted some of the achievements attributed to overseas development aid over the last two decades.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
KPop Demon Hunters and Sinners were double winners at the 16th annual Lumiere Awards, presented Monday at the Beverly Hills Hotel by the Advanced Imaging Society to recognize outstanding creative and technical achievements in visual technologies.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Her episodes will focus on celebrating the achievements of women in honor of Women's History Month.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Rowland presented the award to Knowles, singing her praises from her early days as a hair salon owner to her current achievements as a designer, entrepreneur and cultural icon.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
True to tradition, the evening was both a celebration of achievements in directing and an occasion for much pro-guild testifying — from nominees, winners and Christopher Nolan, presiding over his first ceremony as DGA president.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Late last year, shareholders voted to approve a new pay package that could be worth $1 trillion, paid out in 12 tranches, if Tesla hits certain milestones, including market cap gains and operational achievements, over the next decade.
—Robert Frank,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2026
Chicago's oldest skyscrapers are now dwarfed by new ones, but the world still comes to see the city's towering achievements.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
The study also highlighted some of the achievements attributed to overseas development aid over the last two decades.
—Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievements
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The 132-pound freshman wrestler has an even-keel disposition which combines with a wherewithal to realize that his early accomplishments have put him well ahead of schedule.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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One of his most significant accomplishments in the role so far has been striking a deal with the Paris Olympic Committee for LVMH to be a main sponsor.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.—
Katie Parla,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Amid the current crackdown, there are grave concerns that authorities will resort to swift sham trials and arbitrary executions of the protestors, to intimidate people who might dissent.—
Hamid Kashani,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
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So whatever successes – or failures – South Korea experiences will inform how other countries battle their own crises.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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None were quick successes, but all achieved remarkable outcomes.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Traditional Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) addresses this, but standard implementations require the user to verify that the hardware functions exactly as specified by the manufacturer.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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In addition to poor implementations of AI creating new problems rather than solutions to old problems, AI can also create new risks.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This lunation could trigger feelings of exhaustion or bring messages through vivid dreams and sudden realizations.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Things may shift quickly, especially as this eclipse squares Uranus, bringing sudden realizations or changes.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Hussein Agha,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Achievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievements. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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