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performed

  • past participle
    of perform.
    perform
    verb (used with object)
    to carry out; execute; do.
  • past tense form
    of perform.
    perform
    verb (used with object)
    to carry out; execute; do.

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U.S. students ranked 13th in reading, having performed worse than in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The medical team could find no previous examples of the same procedure being performed on a roloway monkey.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Classmate Tiago said he enjoyed the experience of taking part in Pisa and knew that Wales had performed poorly in the past.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

While they performed about as well in math as in 2022, they climbed the rankings to 27th as students from other countries saw their scores fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Well, she was doing something in the game, while my character performed a dance.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows