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Synonyms
achieve, bag, chalk up, clock (up) [chiefly British], gain, hit, log, make, notch (up), rack up, ring up, score, win
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Readers who would gladly annihilate the rest of the world to attain the perfect reading conditions inevitably set themselves up for failure. — Dan Chiasson, The New Yorker, "Reader, I Googled It," 26 Aug. 2019 Unlike a human driver, AVs aren't frustrated by driving further in congestion to attain less expensive parking. — Constantine Samaras, The Conversation, "Bargain-hunting robocars could spell the end for downtown parking – cities need to plan ahead now," 23 Aug. 2019 Both sides had to settle for a draw in their opening matches of the season, meaning both Niko Kovac and David Wagner could go all out to attain all three points and creep their way up the table in the early stages of the campaign. — SI.com, "Schalke 04 vs Bayern Munich: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 22 Aug. 2019 Many practitioners sit for exams to attain advanced qualifications known as kyu or dan, which are akin to belts in martial arts. — New York Times, "The Right Answer? 8,186,699,633,530,061 (An Abacus Makes It Look Almost Easy)," 21 Aug. 2019 His prototype uses lithium ions, which are much lighter than the xenon ions Dawn used, and therefore need less energy to attain higher velocities. — Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, "These New Technologies Could Make Interstellar Travel Real," 13 Mar. 2019 In each subject area, less than one-third of Newport High students attained proficiency, according to Kentucky Department of Education data. — Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, "Newport superintendent claims critical audit of his district defamed him, cost him speaking gigs," 23 Aug. 2019 By his late 20s, Moe had attained the young adult dream. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Brain scans could help personalize treatment for people who are depressed or suicidal," 20 Aug. 2019 That’s because at 69, Frampton has attained a bit of perspective. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Peter Frampton going out on his own terms despite fight with degenerative muscle disease," 4 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'attain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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