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
The excellent Shailene Woodley pulls off the toughest assignment as the prophetic (or mentally ill) daughter, but Zachary Qunto, Rebecca Henderson and Christopher Sears all forge empathetic beasts.
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Fairplay not only pulling off the dead grandma lie but also getting drunk at Tribal Council.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Unlike other tights that get pulled off seconds after returning from a run, these On Running models were comfortable for extended post-workout stretching or even just lounging.
—Mark Eller, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
The family adventure came one day after Patrick and the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a 19-17 victory over their AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
Fairplay not only pulling off the dead grandma lie but also getting drunk at Tribal Council.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Unlike other tights that get pulled off seconds after returning from a run, these On Running models were comfortable for extended post-workout stretching or even just lounging.
—Mark Eller, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2024
The family adventure came one day after Patrick and the Kansas City Chiefs pulled off a 19-17 victory over their AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, the backlog of unfulfilled orders has reached a record 17,000: at current delivery rates, this would take 14 years to fulfill, although the wait time is expected to eventually shorten.Ted Reed, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Many of the happiest super-agers never retire and have purposeful jobs that fulfill them.Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kamilah performed an original rap that hyped up Seacrest.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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This can be performed in separate locations or between individuals in the same room using a speakerphone.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Campbell made a controversial decision to execute an onside kick, which subsequently failed, in the fourth quarter when the Lions were trailing by 10 points with 12 minutes left on the clock.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Spending any time or resources to execute 32 steps when 11 would achieve the same outcome is still inefficient, even if the task is automated or AI-assisted.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to achieve a steady burn which will continuously produce electricity like a conventional power plant.New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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Your relationship and ability to communicate effectively with them, and the collective probability of achieving success, may very well depend on it.John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Artificial intelligence models do much more than generate (occasionally accurate) text responses and (somewhat) realistic videos.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2024
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Most people never do this exercise because seeing the gap between their current reality and their dreams feels painful.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This Startup Is Teaching Old Robots New Tricks–No Coding Required Factories across the country rely on large, robotic arms to carry out a variety of tasks.Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kirillov was the chief of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, and the reward was allegedly $100,000 and the opportunity to relocate to a European Union country in exchange for carrying out the killing.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Johnson will charge just under $2.1 million to the Pacers salary ledger if his contract becomes fully guaranteed, and the Pacers have until early January to make that decision.Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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What's New Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine heads into the New Year after 12 months in which Moscow made territorial gains and Kyiv opened a new front in Russia's Kursk region.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The man’s vehicle was carried off a bridge by floodwaters.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20off. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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