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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
It’s been a really fun journey the past four years, to be able to celebrate each other’s accomplishments.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After being sworn in, the Boston Democrat delivered her inaugural address to the crowd, highlighting the accomplishments from her first term.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Today’s news comes after the Actor Awards said last month that Harrison Ford will receive the SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award, the guild’s highest honor recognizing career and humanitarian accomplishments.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
Because of this failure, Lindsay’s good intentions and accomplishments were largely for naught.
—Daniel Wortel-London, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
These early accomplishments reflected both his commitment to excellence and his natural ability to lead.
—Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Trump used every minute of it to list his first-year accomplishments.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
In addition to his accomplishments as a solo artist, Gill has been part of several groups, including Pure Prairie League, The Cherry Bombs and The Time Jumpers.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
For all her accomplishments, Shepherd remains modest.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishments
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Your questions and comments as well as gardening conundrums and successes are always welcome.—
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Like past speeches, Newsom will tout the successes of California, now the world’s fourth-largest economy.—
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The radical republic that replaced it bore little resemblance to the partner of 1778, having descended into chaos, executions, and ideological extremism that threatened neighboring states.—
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Missouri uses lethal injection to carry out executions.—
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The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.—
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The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
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Several other bills deal with more specific implementations of AI.—
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Jothilingam’s career in industrial automation stretches back decades and is marked by his modernization of factory implementations.—
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Clarity Scales One of our most important realizations this year is that clarity is a form of leadership.—
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Those realizations were not meant to break us.—
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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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Alongside Coon and Smallwood, Bug boasts impressive supporting performances.—
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Visit Ciudad Vieja, the city's oldest neighborhood, or hit one of the many bars and nightclubs, where tango performances are done in a lively tradition.—
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“Accomplishments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishments. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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