carried off

verb

Definition of carried offnext
past tense of carry off
1
as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims

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2
as in destroyed
to deprive of life pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

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  1. fulfilled
  2. destroyed
  3. accomplished
  4. performed
  5. executed
  6. made
  7. put through
Verb
  • This decision fulfilled a monthslong request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and coincided with reports of North Korean troops assisting Russia.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to being personally fulfilled, Sofia told Vogue Scandinavia that she is also fulfilled through her professional life and royal duties.
    Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • Fire officials say that at least seven structures were destroyed.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At least seven homes were destroyed and eight damaged, but officials said that number could rise.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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  • What Taylor Swift and The Eras Tour accomplished in 21 months across five continents before 10 million fans is extraordinary and unprecedented.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Three-time Pro Bowler Daunte Culpepper accomplished the feat in October 2004.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplished
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  • Google says that its chip performed a computation in under five minutes that would take today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion years - that is 1 followed by 25 zeros.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Those kinds of tasks are performed by someone who comes to the customer’s driveway.
    Bill Koenig, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of performed
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  • The company has also executed well on its advertising business.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Legendary recently executed a management buyout of Wanda Group’s stake in the independent studio.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of executed
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  • These differences in implementation suggest that while progress is being made, full parity in gaming representation has not yet been achieved.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The integration of tenant experience technology is one way to help a company understand what changes need to be made to their space and what aspects of the office can be transformed.
    Ryan Masiello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of made
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  • But watching other humans get put through the ringer is a whole different story.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • They have been put through their paces by Jerry Mitchell, the director and choreographer.
    Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of put through
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