1
as in attains
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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as in accomplishes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
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Recent Examples of achieves
The fiber’s irregular length distribution—with 50 percent at 28 millimeters and 50 percent in the 10 to 20 millimeter range—delivers a textured, semi-dull and opaque aesthetic that achieves a genuine, vintage washdown performance.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
The 2026 Sequoia achieves 22 miles per gallon combined, up eight miles per gallon from the second-gen model's measly 14 miles per gallon combined.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Even more so when the broth achieves a richness that only time and expertise can impart.
—Mackensy Lunsford, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2025
While standard concrete requires intense heat and long wait times to reach this level of durability, ESM achieves its strength under mild temperatures, significantly cutting both energy and labor costs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
Once a story achieves the breakthrough velocity to become a franchise, it’s no longer rewarded for taking risks or striving for excellence.
—Judy Berman, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
This high-performance electric SUV produces 641 horsepower and achieves zero to 60 mph in 3 seconds flat, with a top speed of 162 mph.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
Once again, Sykes was kind enough to crack open the door to discuss with us a few bemusing topics related to the Rock Hall, such as if the side categories feel like silver medals and if the Fan Vote actually achieves anything.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Part of how The Actors’ Gang achieves this success is through varied experimental theater techniques, including commedia dell’arte, an ancient form of performance art that teaches its subjects about archetypical characters.
—Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieves
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Robert surreptitiously attains Alfred’s workbook/diary, where many secrets may exist.—
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Shining a laser through a person’s head seems like the first step towards technology that accomplishes both.—
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While this accomplishes the goal of giving bettors a desirable user experience, the barriers to entry to become an oddsmaker seem to contradict an insistence that prediction markets are open, peer-to-peer and not gambling.—
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Political trends show that the party that wins the White House usually loses seats in Congress during the midterm elections two years later.—
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Oak Lawn 11-5 (NR) Bianca Fleitas takes MVP at Tampa Bay Invitational as coach Mark Sevedge wins 200th game.—
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Alcohol even today fulfills an important function to provide what some people describe as social fitness.—
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Leo 2026 Love Horoscope Love in 2026 is not about proving anything, but about finding what genuinely fulfills you, Leo.—
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Anyone who purchases a rodeo ticket also gains same-day access to the Stock Show grounds.—
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Washington, meanwhile, gains a high-usage playmaker to elevate an offense currently ranked near the bottom of the league in guard production and efficiency, though the Wizards are not expected to pursue an immediate extension until evaluating Young's health following recent knee and quad injuries.—
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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
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Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.—
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The board is an advisory panel that makes recommendations to the Mooresville Board of Commissioners, which has final say and would consider the rezoning at a meeting to be announced.—
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Placing like items in bags or boxes before storage makes sorting through the jumble easier later on.—
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The firm also named it one of its top picks for 2026 as the company executes its turnaround.—
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At its core, a processor is a computing engine that executes instructions to complete tasks.—
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“Achieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieves. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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