performances

noun

plural of performance
1
as in interpretations
a presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view a disappointing, lackluster performance of a classic of the musical theater

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2
as in executions
the doing of an action the performance of her nightly ritual, the taking of a warm bath, calmed her

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Recent Examples of performances The wreck will also serve as a casual amphitheater for performances and watching the sunset. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The Chiefs’ next two draft selections after Delane — defensive linemen Peter Woods and R Mason Thomas — put together solid performances. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 The relationships among the cast members, like the narration, feel stiff and false, and the performances on camera have a clocking-in-at-an-office-job vibe. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 Audiences will be subject to more AI content on the big screen that’s indistinguishable from real human performances. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Tributes poured in for Wright over the weekend, highlighting his masterful performances playing often wounded, complex characters. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026 Most years, Freeman is eager to get into what the Irish did well, picking out a few standout performances and naming a winner between the offense and defense. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026 Smith praised Reth and Aghahowa for their performances, especially going both ways. — Felipe Gamino, Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 The show lasted 96 performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. — Erik Forrest Jackson, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for performances
  1. interpretations
  2. executions
  3. versions
  4. accomplishments
  5. renditions
  6. implementations
  7. fulfillments
  8. achievements
Noun
  • One may reasonably surmise that the city’s corporation counsel is weighing whether Bally’s contract interpretations need to be decided by a judge.
    — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The result is a sprawling theory combining paranoid interpretations of current events with historical conspiracies.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of interpretations
Noun
  • According to the United Nations, executions have surged over the last six months, with at least 56 people executed on national security charges since mid-March — including 27 linked to protests earlier this year.
    — Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Beasley is the 16th death row inmate in Florida to have a warrant signed this year after a modern era record 19 executions were conducted by the state last year.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of executions
Noun
  • The system saves checkpoints during training so developers can compare different versions instead of automatically selecting the final model.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The bill has cleared both the House and Senate, but differences between the two versions would need to be resolved before final passage.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of versions
Noun
  • It’s often said that great athletes struggle to talk about their sport and their accomplishments.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Sabrina Carpenter will have reason to celebrate her career accomplishments on the Billboard 200 two weeks in a row.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Beyond establishing the foundation of her own career, the works assisted in milestone moments for fellow iconic superstars — including a pair of significant Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits — in markedly different renditions from the originals.
    — Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The moniker has also been given to renditions of the Pegasus 38, Air Max Plus and Air Presto, while a mashup of the Air Max 95 and Roger Federer’s Vapor RF released in 2018.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of renditions
Noun
  • Customers and boards see what AI can do and are asking why implementations still take so long and cost so much.
    — Matthew Chow, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of implementations
Noun
  • If everything else goes to plan, Tentsile will begin early fulfillment deliveries in May and standard fulfillments in August.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Palestinians and Israeli Jews also came to regard the other side’s actions as fulfillments of their own national nightmares, ethnic cleansing for one and extermination for the other.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of fulfillments
Noun
  • The crowning achievement in a long list of achievements for Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, was the introduction of the iPhone, which is still the company’s cash cow to this day.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Read on to learn about Parton’s legacy from her music career, theme parks, and other history-making achievements.
    — Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of achievements

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“Performances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/performances. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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