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as in executes
to carry through (as a process) to completion
she performed the task quickly and expertly
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as in plays
to present a portrayal or performance of
has always dreamed of performing Hamlet on stage
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Recent Examples of performs
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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Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Mindy performs in this scene wearing a pair of Jimmy Choo’s Sacaria platform sandals.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
It has been grown in drier climates like Kansas and Nebraska, but Tesdell, and researchers at The Land Institute don’t know how the grain performs in Iowa.
—Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 6 Jan. 2026
Here artisans, vendors, and live performers set up on the over-water promenade while the sun performs its nightly show over the Gulf Coast.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Frakes performs laser and skin rejuvenation services like microneedling and intense pulsed light (IPL) that can help with pigment correction, skin tightening and overall skin quality.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
Mochrie then performs an improvised comedy act with the semi-conscious volunteers.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Jan. 2026
On March 8, Bello’s teenage son Nigel, a trombonist, performs with his Nigel Bello Band.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Indie singer performs at Mamdani nomination Grammy-award winning singer Lucy Dacus performed a political song often associated with the labor movement at Mamdani’s inauguration ceremony.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performs
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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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The Smith Canal Gate acts as a 50-foot-wide barrier between the San Joaquin River and thousands of homes in central Stockton in flood-prone areas.—
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Each Smart Tag acts as a key for specific reactions and sounds, and these can also unlock mini-games with missions and goals.—
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As Cuenca plays a ball to the feet of his striker, Wilson dashes in the other direction, delaying Ibrahima Konate’s forward jump because the centre-back knows Bradley is unable to track both him and Robinson at the same time.—
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In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.—
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These Hokas are the rare travel shoe that works across all ages, activity levels, and destinations.—
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The company works closely with mental health professionals to ensure its technology aligns with clinical practice rather than replacing it.—
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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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According to her bio on Cooley’s website, Hartnett serves as a trial and appellate advocate and has done work on a variety of issues including LGBTQ+ equality, civil rights and criminal justice.—
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Skeeter, 36, serves as the Hornets’ player development coach and is also the primary person who works extremely closely with star guard LaMelo Ball.—
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Mekia Cox, who portrays Nyla Harper, wed basketball analyst Britt Leach in 2018, according to The Knot.—
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Arnett, Cooper, and Mark Chappell cowrote the screenplay, and Cooper portrays Balls, Alex's actor friend who serves as the film's comic relief.—
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The spa Asian—specifically, Balinese—influences are again evident in the decor, massage techniques, and ingredients used at the 30,000-square-foot Mandara Spa, the Atlantis location of the beloved wellness brand that operates at resorts around the world and on Norwegian Cruise Line sailings.—
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Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK.—
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“Performs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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