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as in achievement
a successful result brought about by hard work
first place in the state journalism competition is quite an attainment
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as in accomplishment
the state of being actual or complete
the attainment of man's age-old dream of flying was at last realized in 1903 by Orville and Wilbur Wright
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Recent Examples of attainment
The authors observe increases to educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency, meaning that children who receive SNAP benefits are less likely to need support from social programs later in life.
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Emily Eisner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Change management and transformation are complex endeavors that require total alignment from leadership down to the line of business worker to ensure adoption and maximum ROI attainment.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Out of 146 countries indexed by the World Economic Forum, South Korea comes 112th in women’s economic participation and 100th in women’s educational attainment (only slightly better than Iran).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
As a result, there isn’t enough business to go around: While peers’ reps hit their attainment goals at a 70% to 80% average, Couchbase’s reps only hit them at 40% to 50%.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Emily Eisner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
Change management and transformation are complex endeavors that require total alignment from leadership down to the line of business worker to ensure adoption and maximum ROI attainment.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Out of 146 countries indexed by the World Economic Forum, South Korea comes 112th in women’s economic participation and 100th in women’s educational attainment (only slightly better than Iran).
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
As a result, there isn’t enough business to go around: While peers’ reps hit their attainment goals at a 70% to 80% average, Couchbase’s reps only hit them at 40% to 50%.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attainment
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On the back of their most successful Premier League season, this outcome threatens to overshadow their outstanding achievement and the joy that came with it in the most unjust manner.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The tradition took hold and now includes other individual achievements that might otherwise get overlooked.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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Ebert credits his employees with many of the company’s accomplishments.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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As time goes on, some of his accomplishments have been matched — and even beaten — by other K-pop stars.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Arguably the most important quantitative element would be how many surgeries the doctor performed and the success rate.—
R.J. Shook,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Superman became an enormous success, launching the superhero genre and a plethora of TV shows, movies, cartoons and merchandise.—
Jeff Suess,
The Enquirer,
10 July 2025
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This realization leads her down a dangerous path with Anthony Ramos’ Parker Robbins or The Hood, who approaches her through his emissary John (Manny Montana).—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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The 1970s marked the realization that the dream was dying and documented the slow decay.—
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10 July 2025
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This retrograde is all about finding true fulfillment in creative endeavors and romantic connections.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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But as her fame rises, Ally’s desire to catapult in the industry and Jackson’s personal demons threaten their relationship and ability to find fulfillment through music.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attainment. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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