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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
The interface incorporates gamification elements such as badges, achievements, and cocktail discovery missions tied to different locations.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
This environmental amnesia allows critics to focus entirely on costs while ignoring the laws’ very real benefits and achievements.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
Observers say North Korea aims to demonstrate or review its achievements on the weapons development sector ahead of the ruling Workers’ Party congress, the first of its kind in five years.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
However, the Golden State is one of the world’s largest economies because of its past achievements, not its economic prospects, which are an entirely different story.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Experts say North Korea is aiming to show off or review its achievements in the defense sector ahead of its upcoming ruling party congress, the first of its kind in five years.
—CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Yet, these achievements are rarely reflected in the coverage of our school district.
—Howard Hepburn, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievements
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It’s been a really fun journey the past four years, to be able to celebrate each other’s accomplishments.—
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After being sworn in, the Boston Democrat delivered her inaugural address to the crowd, highlighting the accomplishments from her first term.—
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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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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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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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“Achievements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievements. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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