1
as in feat
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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2
as in thing
something done by someone
deeds always carry greater weight than words
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as in to transfer
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 deed
Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
During his campaign, Mamdani promised to make deed theft one of his top housing priorities.
—Melissa Russo, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Some of the public monies may be oriented toward middle-income housing, which could deed-restrict some of the units at a particular income level.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Noun
So how does a fraudulent deed get accepted in the first place?
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
During his campaign, Mamdani promised to make deed theft one of his top housing priorities.
—Melissa Russo, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
One is to sell the house; the other, to deed the place back to your lender.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
Some of the public monies may be oriented toward middle-income housing, which could deed-restrict some of the units at a particular income level.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deed
Noun
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The feat was the culmination of a shift—or, perhaps more aptly, a total disruption—in marathoning over the past few years, in which the eventual breaking of the mythical two-hour mark went from an impossibility to a guarantee.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mantle and Berra accomplished the feat in 1956.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Game 5 showed two things at once.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Rubbing the compost against the screen with a gloved hand will help things along.—
Jessica Damiano,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Phillips, a starter after transferring from Tennessee State, impressed scouts with his physical play, tackling and run defense.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Tibbetts went to high school at Jefferson before transferring to a school in Sioux Falls as a junior.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dakota Sweeney, a cousin of Wilson, the Bravo reality TV star, lived with the victim and was booked on suspicion of first-degree murder and armed criminal action, the Missouri Highway Patrol said in an affidavit.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Americans exported violence in the form of counterterrorism and police trainings to as many as eighty-five countries, from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia to Niger to the Philippines, as well as blueprints for dubious legal frameworks to justify their actions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The company has been working to bolster its balance sheet since Wade Davis, the former Viacom CFO who orchestrated a buyout of Univision in 2020 before merging it with Mexico’s Grupo Televisa in 2022, ceded his CEO role to Daniel Alegre, a former senior executive at Activision Blizzard.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other members who spoke to reporters at Nature News told the outlet that the board was set to meet on May 5 and planned to release a report on how the US is ceding ground to China on scientific endeavors.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The jury also found that Esperanza-Pacheco committed a forcible lewd act upon a child during the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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This act of contrition is legible in East Asia, but slightly awkward when performed by Western actors.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Iran’s observations would be conveyed to Pakistan.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The remark conveyed a familiar image of American military power, a projection of being technologically unmatched, logistically dominant and capable of sustaining operations indefinitely.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Commissioner issues his findings in his investigation into allegations of sign-stealing by the 2018 Boston Red Sox, in the wake of a similar investigation into the illicit doings of the 2017 Houston Astros.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Aquarium staff were confident the escape was entirely Inky’s own doing, pointing to the tight security at the facility and their understanding of how octopuses behave.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Deed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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