1
as in to attain
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally achieved stardom
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as in to accomplish
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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The Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 at the big game on Feb. 9, preventing the Chiefs from achieving NFL history by becoming the first team to win the Super Bowl three years in a row.
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Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
San Jose has unveiled a new mathematical model to end unsheltered homelessness that, while still pricey, could provide a more realistic pathway at a fraction of the cost than previous strategies to achieve the same goal.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
No matter what Musk achieves with the former, averting fiscal catastrophe will still require the latter.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
When that trick can be achieved is one of the many questions hanging over Wolves’ midfield in the hours, days, weeks and months ahead.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Displaying remarkable consistency in a spotlight event, McClung is one of 28 dunkers in event history to attain a perfect score of 50.—
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Seurat argued that the group, despite its battered state, may opt to pursue further military pressure to attain its goals.—
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It’s become a popular bit of internet lore that Mickey is technically the first non-human to win an Oscar.—
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In this challenge, Lete chose to coach her team from a place of integrity and sportsmanship and as a result, wound up winning — despite her team finishing with one case less than CK’s team.—
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Changing the court is not a simple task, even after gaining the financial backing of Nike, which has helped fund new designs.—
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The quarter-century movement to establish year-round men’s collegiate soccer has gained new momentum in the past year, with the U.S. Soccer Federation having discussed with the Big Ten and ACC ways to launch a pilot program.—
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Obermann is set to fulfill a role at another, undisclosed music company following his departure in March.—
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While not for everyone, this lifestyle allows some workers to fulfill their travel dreams.—
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With 18 albums making the ARIA Charts throughout her career, Swift has landed at No. 1 an impressive 13 times.—
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That made getting potential victims to talk to her a bit tricky.—
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Bloomberg notes how during previous demonstrations, Apple has showed Siri being able to perform personal assistant-style tasks such as quickly locating a user's flight and lunch reservation plans by accessing the iPhone's email and message history.—
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This ensures teams that had performed well previously are rewarded with advantageous starting positions.—
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His role was to judge who had executed the best guest bedroom makeover — Christina and her design team or her competition: her first ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, 37.—
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This results in a situation where all the major decisions and ideas come directly from the leader, and the team is there just to execute the executive’s orders.—
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
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“Achieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achieve. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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