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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
As many software startup founders and executive teams can attest, reaching the stage where the business achieves scalable growth is an incredible milestone.
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Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Ross, who co-wrote the script with Joslyn Barnes, achieves an advance in narrative form, one that singularly befits the movie’s subject—not just dramatically but historically and morally, too.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
With precise ligament and tendon placement, the android achieves 164 degrees of freedom in its upper torso, including the shoulder with 20 degrees of freedom, the spine with 6 degrees per vertebra, and 26 degrees in the hand, wrist, and elbow.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
By evaluating millions of model combinations in real-time, the AI achieves predictive accuracy and asset pricing results 2-3 times superior to those generated by human analysts.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
El Paso, Texas, achieves a healthy balance, coming in ninth for cost and 53rd for overall ranking of fun.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Poland and the Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—have expressed their willingness to act independently, sending forces to Ukraine if Russia achieves significant gains on the battlefield.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
That’s what a medical pedicure achieves—at the very least.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Ross, who co-wrote the script with Joslyn Barnes, achieves an advance in narrative form, one that singularly befits the movie’s subject—not just dramatically but historically and morally, too.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
With precise ligament and tendon placement, the android achieves 164 degrees of freedom in its upper torso, including the shoulder with 20 degrees of freedom, the spine with 6 degrees per vertebra, and 26 degrees in the hand, wrist, and elbow.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
By evaluating millions of model combinations in real-time, the AI achieves predictive accuracy and asset pricing results 2-3 times superior to those generated by human analysts.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
El Paso, Texas, achieves a healthy balance, coming in ninth for cost and 53rd for overall ranking of fun.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Additionally, Poland and the Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—have expressed their willingness to act independently, sending forces to Ukraine if Russia achieves significant gains on the battlefield.
—Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
That’s what a medical pedicure achieves—at the very least.
—Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achieves
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That fluid movement accomplishes several things, Geersen says.Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trust yourself to get things done instead of relying on someone who talks big but accomplishes little.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jones has set up another studio, websites and social media accounts in case the Onion wins approval to buy Infowars and kicks him out.Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Jones has set up another studio, websites and social media accounts in case The Onion wins approval to buy Infowars and kicks him out.CBS News, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shopping for self-care rarely fulfills that need.Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Touches like that indicate a confidence that could result in top-notch pop music — and Rosie more than fulfills that promise because of its solid songwriting and the captivating woman at the album’s center.Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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In reality, the best results often come from tackling one issue at a time, which makes the process smoother and easier for your team to accept.Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That means going beyond the transactional nature of any relationship—boss to worker, supplier to customer—and getting to the heart of what makes an audience tick.Samantha Reynolds, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline The network typically performs very well toward the end of the year with both 25 Days of Christmas and 31 Nights of Halloween in October, which both include a lineup of fan-favorite films to draw audiences in.Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Dylan shows up midway through the taping and performs a song with Moffette.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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An investor can set the parameters of a trade so that when the timing is right, the system immediately executes the trade without human oversight.Thomas Hartmann, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the manifesto does rail against health care insurance companies that put profits ahead of people, with United mentioned specifically.Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Achieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieves. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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