accomplishment
an act or instance of carrying into effect; fulfillment: the accomplishment of our desires.
something done admirably or creditably: Space exploration is a major accomplishment of science.
anything accomplished; deed; achievement: a career measured in a series of small accomplishments.
Often accomplishments.
a grace, skill, or knowledge expected in polite society.
any acquired ability or knowledge.
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- pre·ac·com·plish·ment, noun
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How to use accomplishment in a sentence
Most Valuable Player tends to favor how well a player does at lifting her team, a nexus of individual accomplishment and team record.
Which Players Have A Shot At Becoming WNBA Rookie Of The Year? | Howard Megdal | September 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightA great accomplishment, unfortunately, would be to get back to where they were before this pandemic started.
Creative school plans could counter inequities exposed by COVID-19 | Sujata Gupta | September 8, 2020 | Science NewsThey say listening to podcasts makes you smarter, and if the accomplishments of Fortune’s 40 under 40 are anything to go by, that certainly appears to be true.
Podcast recommendations for a better life and career from Fortune’s 40 under 40 | Aric Jenkins | September 5, 2020 | FortuneVice presidents must always strike an awkward balance — develop their own political brands while also getting at least some credit for the accomplishments of the administrations they were part of.
Biden Had To Fight For The Presidential Nomination. But Most VPs Have To. | Julia Azari | August 20, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIn a memo announcing Vacchi’s appointment to deputy chief operating officer for neighborhood services in 2018, Michell hailed his accomplishments as development services director.
City Official Managing Coronavirus Response Abruptly Left Last Month | Lisa Halverstadt | August 5, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
But millions of rules result in perpetual error, and, as a terminal side effect, make leadership and accomplishment illegal.
Every president hopes to have at least one signature accomplishment or issue his administration can be remembered for.
A wonderful accomplishment by Kevin and his team and a thrill for Les and Leslie Parrott.
How the Religious Right Scams Its Way Onto the New York Times Bestseller List | Warren Throckmorton | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTime and again, the author confuses chattering class dissatisfaction with an honest assessment of accomplishment.
Earthlings, we can celebrate the accomplishment of landing a probe on a new world.
And being devoid of ambition, and striving not toward accomplishment, she drew satisfaction from the work in itself.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinYet all of them are to be viewed as having been performed in order to the accomplishment of the Covenant's design.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe speed of the movement probably varies; it may at times require some thousand years for its accomplishment.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerNo accomplishment within the scope of human knowledge is so beautiful in all its features as that of epistolary correspondence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAfterwards, finding no special use for this accomplishment, he gave it up entirely.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
British Dictionary definitions for accomplishment
/ (əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt, əˈkʌm-) /
the act of carrying out or achieving
something achieved or successfully completed
(often plural) skill or talent
(often plural) social grace, style, and poise
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