Achieve
Achieve verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Spend
Spend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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That was how Pompey would spend most of his career—sharp enough to pick the right side, but never afraid to tear up the rules to achieve his purpose.
Source: Useful Notes / Pompey the Great
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Spend and Achieve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/achieve/spend
Achieve & Spend. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/achieve/spend>.
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