as in performing
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the anonymity of the Web allows pranksters to perpetrate their hoaxes with impunity
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Recent Examples of perpetrating
Inspired by a real-life Northern Bank robbery, No Ordinary Heist centers on two feuding bank employees who are coerced into perpetrating Ireland‘s biggest bank heist after their families are kidnapped.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Experts have warned that the war will continue so long as foreign powers — namely the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt — continue backing and funding the belligerents, including a paramilitary accused of perpetrating a genocide.
—semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
So, for example, a lot of releases are coming out of this traumatizing space where men are perpetrating violence.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment accuses the pair of perpetrating a widespread fraud scheme, including inflating invoices, falsifying financial documents and double- and triple-counting collateral.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Sacramento police announced earlier this week the arrest of a man and a woman accused of perpetrating the assault.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Think for yourself, perpetrating violence against a federal officer.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Video from the mass shooting showed the two gunmen perpetrating the attack, as well as an unarmed civilian wrestling and briefly disarming one of the gunmen, who would soon rejoin the other gunman and re-arm himself.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Experts have warned that the war will continue so long as foreign powers — namely the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt — continue backing and funding the belligerents, including a paramilitary accused of perpetrating a genocide.
—semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
So, for example, a lot of releases are coming out of this traumatizing space where men are perpetrating violence.
—Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
The indictment accuses the pair of perpetrating a widespread fraud scheme, including inflating invoices, falsifying financial documents and double- and triple-counting collateral.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Sacramento police announced earlier this week the arrest of a man and a woman accused of perpetrating the assault.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Think for yourself, perpetrating violence against a federal officer.
—Esme Murphy, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
Video from the mass shooting showed the two gunmen perpetrating the attack, as well as an unarmed civilian wrestling and briefly disarming one of the gunmen, who would soon rejoin the other gunman and re-arm himself.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
The suspect, Patrick Joseph White, 30, may have been disgruntled over vaccine side effects before perpetrating the shooting, according to multiple reports.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrating
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On Wednesday morning, Coral Springs police discovered Metayer‘s body inside her home while performing a welfare check.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Research from Anthropic last month revealed that AI is theoretically capable of performing the majority of tasks in white-collar fields, such as engineering, law, and business and finance.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Police detained a man after executing the search warrant.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The company cited rules against apps executing unreviewed code.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Roxanne Perez, Charlotte Flair and Shayna Baszler each accomplishing the feat.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Though he was killed in the Philippines, one of his ships continued westward to Spain, accomplishing the first circumnavigation of Earth.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Force majeure is a legal term that refers to unforeseeable circumstances preventing a company from fulfilling a contract.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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The most creatively fulfilling campaigns to produce can often become those best suited to capture an audience’s imagination and, as a result, their attention.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Super Mario Galaxy is achieving a number other milestones, including delivering the year’s biggest three-day opening of the year so far, a record held briefly by sleeper hit Project Hail Mary.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2026
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Because convection heat is more intense, lowering the temperature to 375°F instead of 400°F may help prevent over-browning while still achieving crisp skins and tender centers.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Pretty soon people realized that some women had actually always been out there doing things.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Add into the mix consistent hand-washing, doing the dishes with harsh soaps, and something as mundane as getting gel nail polish cured with a UV light?—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Miami Beach police arrested a 32-year-old man accused of making antisemitic remarks and threatening a father in front of his children at Stillwater Park.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The union is also pushing for more flexibility in school-level decision-making and clearer guidelines around work hours and compensation for extended duties.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Shaikh has focused on combining industrial scale with responsible production, implementing zero-liquid-discharge dyeing, closed-loop water recycling systems that save millions of litres of water each month, renewable energy and waste-to-energy technologies.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been implementing these requirements through ongoing rulemaking.—
William Akoto,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Perpetrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrating. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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