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achieves

verb

present tense third-person singular of achieve

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 In our experience, if a story achieves longevity, the numbers and the recognition tend to follow on their own. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Notably, the electrode achieves maximum storage efficiency without overcrowding by first packing the larger zinc ions and following with the smaller protons. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 The Role Of Compounding Wisdom We admire the entrepreneur who builds a company and the family that achieves extraordinary success. — Christopher Poch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Samsung achieves this with a lightweight titanium frame and balanced internal construction. — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Mars expeditions will last even longer — months, years and possibly entire lifetimes if SpaceX CEO Elon Musk achieves his goal of building a city on the red planet. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The crust achieves that perfect balance of char and chew, and the toppings are minimal but impeccable. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 The pickup achieves 18 miles per gallon in the city and 21 miles per gallon on the highway. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 30 July 2026 There is a wayward consultant class that will back anyone to win because winning achieves personal ambitions for power and money. — Maria Comella, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

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During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Definition of attains

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But when a defendant has already demonstrated months or years of compliance, courts should at least ask whether immediate custody accomplishes anything that voluntary surrender would not.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Donating, as many do, to check a box or as a reputation-building exercise accomplishes very little.

— James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

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Ridesharing and hybrid vehicles Driverless Waymo ridesharing wins approval for drastic expansion in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Roger Niello The moderate Sacramento Republican wins a caucus vote to become State Senate minority leader.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wins

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In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Yet the former queen, now pregnant with a son, Maelor, fell into a deep despair in Rhaenyra’s captivity, a potential hostage in the Red Keep to draw out Aegon and ensure Alicent fulfills her mission.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Stripe gains a live and unusually broad view of which models OpenRouter customers choose and how those workloads shift week to week.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Luis takes him under his wing at the New York City hospital to learn life-saving techniques as the teen gains an interest in the medical field.

— Kirsten Acuna, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of gains

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Winding machines can process up to 240 cells per minute, while a rotary indexing system performs tab flattening and full-tab forming in a single step.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Its facilities can recreate real-world sound environments and changing acoustic conditions to assess how technology performs as the world around the consumer changes.

— Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of performs

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That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
His last win came against Sodiq Yusuff in October 2023, and this loss makes four in a row.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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