spectacular achievement

collocation in English

meaningsofspectacularandachievement

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spectacular
adjective
uk
/spekˈtæk.jə.lər/us
/spekˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
very exciting to ...
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achievement
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/us
/əˈtʃiːv.mənt/
something very good and difficult that you have succeeded ...
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(Definition ofspectacularandachievementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has practically been rebuilt since the end of the war, a mostspectacularachievement.
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It was aspectacularachievement.
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It is, indeed, aspectacularachievement.
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It is often subconscious, and is thought to drive afflicted individuals to overcompensate, resulting either inspectacularachievementor extreme asocial behavior.
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The story of thespectacularachievementwas serialized in several national newspapers and magazines.
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No very spectacular achievements have been made, but in the less spectacular items definite progress has been made.
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We all know and all applaud the spectacular achievements of the farming industry in increasing both production and productivity.
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It involved all domains of art, but its most spectacular achievements were made in the field of architecture.
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It involved all domains of art, but its most spectacular achievements were made in the field of urban design.
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These facts are masked in the public opinion by the sometimes spectacular achievements of successful individuals.
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