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achiever

[uh-cheev-er] / əˈtʃiv ər /






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By that measure, 59-year-old Rory Bremner is a high achiever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

“Parenthood” understands the frustration of the quiet achiever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Growing up in Philadelphia, Sissoko was outspoken, a high achiever, captain of the high school debate team.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2024

And here is where that thing about a high achiever having “spare time” comes into play.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

Chris was a high achiever in almost everything that caught his fancy.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Even though impostor feelings are common among high achievers, many people keep them to themselves.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

But on Saturday, those two schools will compete for a chance to gain admission to an elite society of high achievers where no Ivy Leaguer has gone before.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

The Global Talent visa, for high achievers in technology, arts and academia fields has also been expanded to include winners of more prestigious prizes.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2025

High-income students and high achievers are also skipping school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

In 2011, I’d taken a group of thirty-seven girls from the school to visit the University of Oxford, bringing not the high achievers but students whose teachers thought they weren’t yet reaching their potential.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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