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as in feats
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness traditionally heroes have been celebrated for their great deeds in song and story
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as in things
something done by someone deeds always carry greater weight than words
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as in transfers
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the philanthropist unexpectedly deeded his entire fortune to the animal shelter
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Recent Examples of deeds
Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 But Rene faced this uphill climb with the same indomitable spirit that defined her, filling her days with smiles, prayers, good deeds and with adventures, especially after tests offered up hope that the disease had been halted. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The congregation’s non-profit corporation paid off the mortgage in 1960 and has owned the property free and clear since then, deeds and other records show. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 One took her own life when confronted with her deeds and the other one is gone for decades. —Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Talk about not doing good deeds for the sake of the spotlight. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026 Some of the new information came from tracing the people who lived in Ethel, as Philpott has now traced about 120 families through land deeds. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 But Wattley is right that condemning elderly parole based on the monstrous deeds of these child predators is shortsighted. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Check property surveys and deeds to confirm fence ownership before making changes. —Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026 But Rene faced this uphill climb with the same indomitable spirit that defined her, filling her days with smiles, prayers, good deeds and with adventures, especially after tests offered up hope that the disease had been halted. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 The congregation’s non-profit corporation paid off the mortgage in 1960 and has owned the property free and clear since then, deeds and other records show. —Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026 One took her own life when confronted with her deeds and the other one is gone for decades. —Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 Talk about not doing good deeds for the sake of the spotlight. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Mar. 2026 Some of the new information came from tracing the people who lived in Ethel, as Philpott has now traced about 120 families through land deeds. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026 But Wattley is right that condemning elderly parole based on the monstrous deeds of these child predators is shortsighted. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deeds
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However, curating a guide like this is even more rare than both of those tremendous feats.— Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
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Five times in 33 seasons resulted in a ring, and more than half of the feats involved Michael Jordan.— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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Confirm timing, assign ownership, and keep things clear.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
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But things got wild when the robot started break dancing and bashing itself into a million robotic pieces.— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Its multi-link operation technology simultaneously transfers data across bands to crush latency, making 8K streaming and cloud gaming feel instantaneous.— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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According to the European Space Agency, Delta V refers to a flight maneuver that transfers a spacecraft from one orbit to another.— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
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Gigi Hadid speaks onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize ceremony, which honors outstanding achievements in the sciences, in Santa Monica, California, on April 18.— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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That ambiguity underscores a longstanding industry debate over how to classify achievements that blur the line between acting, voice work and technical artistry.— Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Chatty Mercury in your 11th House of Friends conjoins fiery Mars there, so teamwork speeds up and plans move from ideas to actions.— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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The startup released in February various updates intended to help software developers, including giving AI agents the ability to test their coding changes and record their actions via videos, logs and screenshots.— Deirdre Bosa,Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
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The company assigns a third-party installer to your project.— Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
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When a customer completes an order online with a participating retailer, SameDay Local automatically matches them to the appropriate vehicle and driver, assigns the route and provides them live near-real-time tracking updates from pickup to delivery.— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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From its external form to its internal structure, Heron conveys a more rational and refined design language.— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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Rather than documenting events objectively, my work conveys the emotional forces that determine which moments linger.— Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
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Choosing silence also cedes our right to free speech.— Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
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The specialization that cedes politics, economics or communication to separate disciplines is, in sociology, an invitation to synthesize and to consider how these broad social processes engage, reinforce or conflict with one another.— Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Deeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/deeds. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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