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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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Kennedy narrowly defeated Nixon, ushering in eight years of Democratic control and seminal achievements: the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, enactment of Medicare and Medicaid, and more.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Speaking on the topic before playing this week in the Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links, Lee expressed her disagreement with the Tour regarding completing the ultimate achievement in professional golf.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 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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One of his biggest accomplishments was helping form the Minneapolis Urban Coalition after the Plymouth Avenue violence in 1967.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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But considering the success of Wisconsin's wild turkey management program, don't expect the next edition to have any huge surprises.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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Your goal is to ensure that your event isn’t seen as an optional networking opportunity, but as essential to an organization’s success.—
Shawn Pierce,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Carter is attempting to take the upside of his group and guide it into a positive realization on the field.—
Mike Kaye
July 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 July 2025
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Expansion: Focus on upsell activity, executive sponsor engagement and ROI realization.—
Andrew Neal,
Forbes.com,
21 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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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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“Attainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attainment. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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