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as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
she performed the task quickly and expertly
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as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of
has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage
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Recent Examples of performs
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.
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Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
Kravitz went solo to the wedding as Styles performs his Together, Together tour in London.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The powerhouse Ukrainian avant-folk band DakhaBrakha performs July 23, and bass maestro and film composer Stanley Clarke brings his jazz fusion band 4Ever (inspired by his tenure in Chick Corea’s Return to Forever) July 25t.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Luxury increasingly performs best when product feels experiential rather than transactional.
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Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Willis, who still performs periodically, is preparing to belatedly release his first solo album.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
The printer then performs a self-check that includes vibration compensation, automatic bed leveling, and nozzle preparation.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
In the frenzied finale, a bevy of nuns in swimsuits performs in a giant pool à la the old MGM aquatic star Esther Williams before posing atop an enormous menorah.
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Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
july 3,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2026
This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.
—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
3 July 2026
Kravitz went solo to the wedding as Styles performs his Together, Together tour in London.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
The powerhouse Ukrainian avant-folk band DakhaBrakha performs July 23, and bass maestro and film composer Stanley Clarke brings his jazz fusion band 4Ever (inspired by his tenure in Chick Corea’s Return to Forever) July 25t.
—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Luxury increasingly performs best when product feels experiential rather than transactional.
—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Willis, who still performs periodically, is preparing to belatedly release his first solo album.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
The printer then performs a self-check that includes vibration compensation, automatic bed leveling, and nozzle preparation.
—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
In the frenzied finale, a bevy of nuns in swimsuits performs in a giant pool à la the old MGM aquatic star Esther Williams before posing atop an enormous menorah.
—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performs
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When an agent executes a refund policy, a credit decision, an escalation rule—that is your operating model running in production.
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Director Wes Craven executes a masterclass in tension, shock, and subverting expectations.
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Jay Ravitz acts as a disruptor, embracing ambiguity and questioning the status quo to accelerate innovation.
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Caffeine acts as a diuretic that pushes fluids out and raises body temperature.
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Seeking to reach its third straight World Cup final, France plays Paraguay on July 4 in Philly, and the winner advances to a quarterfinal against Canada or Morocco five days later at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
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Emma D'Arcy plays the adult version of the character across all three seasons.
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Anderson has since remarried and currently works as chief of staff for corporate development at payment technology company Celero Commerce.
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The land transfer cleared its last regulatory hurdle June 26 with the approval by the California Transportation Commission, said Neil Thapar, an attorney who works as an advisor and legal consultant to Kai Poma.
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Technical leaders, who take responsibility for setting the tempo in possession and moving the team forward, can be just as important, and Guimaraes fulfils this duty for Newcastle, too.
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Through this discipline of reduction, the watch fulfills its own promise—perfection through the removal of excess.
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Each one serves the surrounding community, and each one adds to the state's emergency-response capacity.
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The Chicago Jewish Day School, a multi-denominational school that serves junior kindergarten through eighth grade, also reported rising enrollment, from 220 students in the 2024-2024 school year to 254 for the coming year.
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His pioneering work on the colonial bar portrays a profession living through extraordinary uncertainty.
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The summer’s political bestseller portrays him as a figure whose transformative potential has been utterly derailed by hubris.
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With the expansion, AGH now operates three cath labs, three EP labs, two multiprocedural rooms and a hybrid surgical suite that can be used for either cath or EP procedures.
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California typically operates with a spending deficit because Democrats spend more money than the state brings in.
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“Performs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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