as in achieving
to carry through (as a process) to completion
you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency
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Recent Examples of accomplishing
Malinin holds the honor as the only skater ever to land a quad axel in competition, first accomplishing the feat in 2022.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
But experts warn that accomplishing anything near a return to full capacity oil production in Venezuela will likely take years.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Jan. 2026
Nvidia has just spent the last five years accomplishing this feat.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Wembanyama made his 300th career 3-pointer, becoming the fastest to do so among 7-footers and accomplishing the feat in 138 games.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
New Year’s hasn’t always been so associated with accomplishing personal goals.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
People who write down their goals feel a greater sense of accountability and have a much higher chance of accomplishing them, Elizabeth Ward, PhD, psychologist and performance coach and consultant in Boston, tells SELF.
—Kelly Mickle, SELF, 29 Dec. 2025
In accomplishing the feat, Knueppel eclipsed Brandon Miller’s franchise mark.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
Here, however, Makowsky examines a purely ignoble figure who feels entitled without accomplishing a thing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accomplishing
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Put a Monogram on It The key to achieving a personalized home lies in those little details.—
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Fixating on the outcome and then having trouble achieving that goal can be discouraging.—
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Following too closely in its protagonist’s footsteps, The Queen of Versailles presents only two options — tough but spiritually fulfilling material deprivation or unconstrained acquisitiveness.—
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Being able to be with one of the biggest artists Puerto Rico has ever had in such a special month dedicated only to us is fulfilling to the heart.—
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Inside, a lavish cocktail reception featured ice sculptures and live music by 35 musicians from the Philharmonic Orchestra of Puerto Rico, performing familiar compositions with a Latin twist.—
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Asked to select indicators that show how well a school is performing, most respondents pointed to student grade-level performance, student academic growth over time and graduation rates.—
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Rodarte, while executing a search warrant at an Olivehurst home the morning of March 26, was killed by a single gunshot, which authorities said was fired by Rick David Oliver.—
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Trump previously floated the idea of executing attacks on Mexico.—
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Upon doing some research for more formal choices to match the nickname, the mom came across Margaret, which had a connection to her husband's grandmother.—
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No New Yorker should have to fear losing access to health care -- and no nurse should be asked to accept less pay, fewer benefits or less dignity for doing lifesaving work.—
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The prosecutor’s spokesperson said Yeo was making excuses that did not make sense about the notes discovered on his mobile phone.—
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
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Beyond potential political resistance, implementing the name changes saddles campus administrators with costly and time-consuming busywork, including updating legal documents, maps and physical signage.—
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Some council members have questioned whether the city is rushing the process instead of implementing a more deliberative process to determine if the building can be fixed.—
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“Accomplishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accomplishing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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