bring off

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Recent Examples of bring off 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 Center back Inigo Martinez was brought off approaching the half hour mark not long after wonderkid Lamine Yamal had ruled out Kylian Mbappe's strike inside five minutes for Los Blancos. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 While Valverde was brought off in the 74th minute of the Super Cup semi final win against Mallorca on Thursday, Bellingham was seen going to the turf exhausted on more than one occasion and touching the back of his legs. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Tom Thibodeau likes to bring off the bench. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 Just 35 minutes into the latter fixture midweek in the Champions League, however, the Frenchman asked to be brought off and then had a thigh injury confirmed which will keep him away from Vallecas and possibly the Intercontinental Cup final on December 18. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 The Fifth, lasting more than seventy minutes, is probably the hardest to bring off. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
Verb
  • To protect a batch of sea turtle eggs from possible poachers, the group rescued them and hatched them in a lab before releasing 100 baby sea turtles into the ocean.
    Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Then: Joel rescued her, just in the nick of time, and offered her a horse ride with him and Dina — but to where?
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • However, after making season one, Gilroy and Luna both realized that their initial aim was too ambitious and likely required at least a decade of their lives to fulfill.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The tech executive hired several young engineers aged 19-24 to fulfill his directives at DOGE, which centered on eliminating positions Musk deemed to be unnecessary.
    Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bobby manages to save Chimney, who falls ill and starts coughing up blood while responding to the lab blaze.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Knowing which plants that are tricky to grow from seed will save you time, effort, and frustration Growing plants from seeds is a fun way to participate in the life cycle.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Their offense, though, is performing below league average.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Each task is repeated about 50 times, and patients might perform a total of 300 repetitions in a single session, Subramani Seetharama, a rehabilitation specialist at Hartford HealthCare, said.
    Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Too often, families focus on assets before people, only to discover that even the most sophisticated investment strategy falters without the right talent executing it.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The stock market finally went up, achieving 1929 levels in the 1950s.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • To achieve this balance, plant clematis between a fence and other plant materials to shade the base of the vine.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Svalbard is governed by a 1920 treaty that gives over 40 countries, including Russia, China and the U.S., equal rights to live and do business there.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Once you're done, gently rinse away all shaving cream with warm water, and pat dry with a clean towel. 7.
    Megan Gustashaw, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The administration also pledged to help states where the death penalty is legal, like South Carolina, secure a sufficient supply of drugs to carry out lethal injections.
    Kristin Wright, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ennis runs a building firm that has carried out work on the ground and helped to set up its gymnasium.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Bring off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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