as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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Recent Examples of pull off
Animals had ransacked the boat shed; every last life jacket, fishing net and fuel tank had been pulled off the shelves and thrown on the floor.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The story also ticked all their boxes, and rather reflected their own: a comedy about a core gang pulling off an audacious stunt.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Looking Ahead: Texas did what many other current bubblers have struggled to do lately: pull off a massive victory against a surefire NCAA Tournament opponent.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mac McClung pulled off four perfect dunks for an unprecedented NBA dunk contest three-peat.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The story also ticked all their boxes, and rather reflected their own: a comedy about a core gang pulling off an audacious stunt.
—Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Looking Ahead: Texas did what many other current bubblers have struggled to do lately: pull off a massive victory against a surefire NCAA Tournament opponent.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Mac McClung pulled off four perfect dunks for an unprecedented NBA dunk contest three-peat.
—Josh Dubow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off
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Wrestling in the state meet for the first time will fulfill a longtime dream for Kenney (35-7).—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Obermann is set to fulfill a role at another, undisclosed music company following his departure in March.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Verbruggen performed well, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play at the tournament for 60 years against Poland in the group stages en route to a 2-1 defeat by England in the semi-finals.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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In 2013, the group was hired by Vladimir Putin to perform a pre-Valentine's Day concert as part of a campaign to boost the country's declining birthrate.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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This results in a situation where all the major decisions and ideas come directly from the leader, and the team is there just to execute the executive’s orders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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His role was to judge who had executed the best guest bedroom makeover — Christina and her design team or her competition: her first ex-husband Tarek El Moussa, 43, and his wife, Heather Rae El Moussa, 37.—
Mackenzie Schmidt,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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While the need is dire, going vintage can achieve a brighter future.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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China is targeting landing a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is already making progress on the various pieces of hardware needed to emulate a feat so far only achieved by the United States, such as the crew spacecraft, lander and a new launch vehicle.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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In Brannon’s case, authorities said, Mikos fraudulently billed Medicare for 85 surgeries on her feet that had not been carried out.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Adapted by Ronan Bennett from the hit Frederick Forsyth novel, Season 1 of The Day of the Jackal follows an unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Redmayne), who makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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In fiscal year 2023, the NIH funded $35 billion in research grants — about $9 billion of which would affected by the cuts The Trump administration has made drastic cuts to medical research that scientists say will endanger patients and will cost thousands of jobs, according to the Associated Press.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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That made getting potential victims to talk to her a bit tricky.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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Exactly six weeks ago, Maxwell Lewis was carried off the court with an ugly-looking leg injury.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of those released appeared frail, including an elderly man on an oxygen tank who had to be carried off one of the buses that arrived in Ramallah.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20off. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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