carries off

verb

Definition of carries offnext
present tense third-person singular of carry off
1
as in fulfills
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 destroys
to deprive of life pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carries off
  1. fulfills
  2. destroys
  3. performs
  4. accomplishes
  5. executes
  6. achieves
  7. does
  8. makes
Verb
  • Shopping for self-care rarely fulfills that need.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Touches like that indicate a confidence that could result in top-notch pop music — and Rosie more than fulfills that promise because of its solid songwriting and the captivating woman at the album’s center.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • With bird flu, pasteurization destroys the virus.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
  • This means that the burn mechanism, which destroys a portion of transaction fees to reduce Ethereum’s circulating supply, will see diminished effectiveness, further undermining Ethereum’s economic positioning.
    Jemma Green, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroys
Verb
  • Watch on Deadline The network typically performs very well toward the end of the year with both 25 Days of Christmas and 31 Nights of Halloween in October, which both include a lineup of fan-favorite films to draw audiences in.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dylan shows up midway through the taping and performs a song with Moffette.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of performs
Verb
  • That fluid movement accomplishes several things, Geersen says.
    Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Trust yourself to get things done instead of relying on someone who talks big but accomplishes little.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of accomplishes
Verb
  • If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • An investor can set the parameters of a trade so that when the timing is right, the system immediately executes the trade without human oversight.
    Thomas Hartmann, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of executes
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  • As many software startup founders and executive teams can attest, reaching the stage where the business achieves scalable growth is an incredible milestone.
    Igor Rikalo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By evaluating millions of model combinations in real-time, the AI achieves predictive accuracy and asset pricing results 2-3 times superior to those generated by human analysts.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of achieves
Verb
  • First things first - Gimenez does a couple of things very well.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the manifesto does rail against health care insurance companies that put profits ahead of people, with United mentioned specifically.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of does
Verb
  • In reality, the best results often come from tackling one issue at a time, which makes the process smoother and easier for your team to accept.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lexicon makes a strong case for genre fiction being the most rewarding form for those who go in without prior knowledge.
    Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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