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Meanings of deeds in English

Performance of moral or religious acts.

Usage of deeds in English
1
Its good deeds stretch far beyond what goes into its shampoos, however.
The Guardian
2
Sally's grateful for any kind words or deeds; she can use them.
Practical Magic
3
It's amazing the amount of good deeds our players do, Kerr said.
Ebony
4
Other reigns have been longer in duration; none surpassed his in deeds.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
5
All our deeds are visited on us from a different vantage point.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
6
Do good, do the right thing and your deeds will shine through.
Jamaica Observer
7
Kaczynski had not considered that a future technology would erase his deeds.
Engineering Infinity
8
Some who were religious did their good deeds because they were religious.
The god delusion
9
He said he wanted to return the deeds to their rightful owner.
Bryant & may on the loose: a peculiar crimes unit mystery
10
Loving words that are kind and true, loving deeds and blessings too.
A singular man
11
Now am I prepared to speak in deeds, in faithfulness, in devotion.
Vergilius: A Tale of the Coming of Christ
12
Fair maidens of popular rights were rescued; great deeds of valor done.
The Mirrors of Washington
13
Yet the deeds of each were of vital consequence to the other.
The Winning of the West, Volume 1 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
14
We want to act so that our good deeds outweigh our sins.
Radio NZ
15
As with minds, so with bodies; as with thoughts, so with deeds.
The Neutronium Alchemist
16
The deeds of the Indians of course formed the one absorbing topic.
The Winning of the West, Volume 2 / From the Alleghanies to the ...
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