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as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear
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as in to rescue
to remove from danger or harm
had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic
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Recent Examples of bring off
But, Marsh believes what the guard brings off of it will still pay dividends.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Lamine was brought off during extra time, after putting in what was perhaps his most unimpressive display in a big game so far, as a 17-year-old that has already had a storied career.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
No mission on the scale of a return to the moon or a manned voyage to Mars could conceivably be brought off by the U.S. acting alone, much less by a Republican administration alone or within the time frame of practical politics.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
And a roster that once seemed too top-heavy now has, at least in theory, more potential impact options to bring off the bench.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The moment of the game, however, arrived in the 61st minute when Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany brought off Müller for Kane.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
According to Kurth, the next few months could bring off-and-on precipitation and warmer temperatures to Northern California.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Not having Merino as the surprise option to bring off the bench, Arteta brought on Oleksandr Zinchenko in midfield for Declan Rice.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Minteh was brought off the bench in the 74th minute in Brighton’s pursuit of an equaliser.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
Lamine was brought off during extra time, after putting in what was perhaps his most unimpressive display in a big game so far, as a 17-year-old that has already had a storied career.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
No mission on the scale of a return to the moon or a manned voyage to Mars could conceivably be brought off by the U.S. acting alone, much less by a Republican administration alone or within the time frame of practical politics.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
And a roster that once seemed too top-heavy now has, at least in theory, more potential impact options to bring off the bench.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
The moment of the game, however, arrived in the 61st minute when Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany brought off Müller for Kane.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
According to Kurth, the next few months could bring off-and-on precipitation and warmer temperatures to Northern California.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Not having Merino as the surprise option to bring off the bench, Arteta brought on Oleksandr Zinchenko in midfield for Declan Rice.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Minteh was brought off the bench in the 74th minute in Brighton’s pursuit of an equaliser.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
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Two Disney Cruise Line passengers were rescued over the weekend after a child went overboard and her father jumped in after her.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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Another group, Project Dynamo, which had rescued Americans evacuating Afghanistan in 2021, used its connections to fly a group of touring veterans from Israel to Miami.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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Committee Chairman Tim Walberg, R-Mich., first sent a letter to Schill to testify in April, accusing Northwestern of failing to fulfill its commitment to protect Jewish students.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Many hotels in the city are required to have clean-air transportation as part of their development agreement, which ATN fulfills.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
27 June 2025
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Just how many lives won’t be saved as a result of the closure of USAID has been the subject of several studies and projections.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
1 July 2025
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The study estimates that USAID programs have saved over 90 million lives over the past two decades.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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Modern executives must similarly create robust succession planning, knowledge transfer systems, and institutional memory, not just to perform well during their tenure, but to set up the next generation for success.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Capaldi has been slowly testing the waters of a comeback, performing a run of warm-up shows in Scotland as a guest of Tom Walker’s charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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The Treaty was executed by both the colonies and Great Britain, as well as by the other countries that had participated in the conflict.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Despite various avenues of communication and the increasingly digital process of creating denim, a gap persists between designers and the people executing their designs.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 July 2025
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What are they expected to achieve at these Euros? Very few, perhaps nobody, expects Wales to make it out of this group.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Lei remains confident about the prospects for Xiaomi’s foray into cars, predicting the new model will help the company’s EV unit achieve profitability in the second half—one of the fastest brands to hit that milestone in the automotive sector.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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While the audience members could still speak on the item about to be deferred, Rodriguez said, doing so would mean the public wouldn’t have the chance to address commissioners if the item ever came up for an actual vote at a future meeting.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
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The way to do it is with judicious use of strong contrast colours, and that’s exactly what Nike has done here, with those pinks, blues and reds underneath the armpits and down the side of the shorts.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Trump has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will not carry out additional offensive military action against Iran, The Associated Press reports.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Trump has pushed for a quick end to the Middle East conflict, signaling a desire to move on after the U.S. carried out bombings of Iran nuclear sites over the weekend and Iran retaliated by hitting a U.S. base in Qatar.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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