bring off

verb

Definition of bring offnext
1
as in to fulfill
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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2
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 Not long after the half, Trinity Rodman was brought off the Spirit bench for Sofia Cantore, bringing the crowd to its feet. — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025 Jennings was brought off the practice squad as a fill-in. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Wahlberg, still sleek at 54, and cool as a dozen cucumbers, comes on like the more natural version of what Tom Cruise tried to bring off (and never quite did, in my estimation) in the Jack Reacher films. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Cox helps Cumming to bring off one of the most rewarding performances of his long career. — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
  1. fulfill
  2. rescue
  3. accomplish
  4. save
  5. perform
  6. achieve
  7. execute
  8. do
Verb
  • The last few weeks have shown his governing style and a remarkable run of papal decision-making where Leo has set the agenda, rather than merely fulfill the appointments set by his predecessor.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • But work, starting a family and following Leicester up and down the country prevented him from fulfilling that World Cup dream.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Police rescued the girls after the 17-year-old called a dispatcher on June 4 and said she was being trafficked and needed help.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
  • The pilot was rescued soon after and the weapon system officer was rescued two days later.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of rescue
Verb
  • On top of everything else he’s accomplished in his career, Sinner can say his Grand Slam titles have come with wins over those two.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The tour is accomplished with a van and several private cars to transport the dancers and a couple of technical staff.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • There’s a bunch of new things across most of the 2026 range, mainly cosmetic, but also hardware and weight-saving stuff as well.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • The measure could incentivize lawmakers to save more money because funds tucked away in the rainy day fund would no longer be considered expenditures counted toward the spending limit.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of save
Verb
  • Mobile dog grooming is a professional grooming service performed inside a specially outfitted van that travels to the client’s location.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Bad Bunny seamlessly moved from the stage to the couture scene, performing on Sunday night at Plenitude Arena in Paris, before turning heads the next morning at Schiaparelli’s show at the Petit Palais in a butter yellow suit.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • Those advantages are much harder to achieve as a standalone producer in today’s market.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • Across 10 trials, the system achieved a 90 percent autonomous success rate with four robots and 70 percent with eight, while recovering from navigation errors and formation deadlocks without human assistance.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • The community services district worked with Environmental Science Associates to execute the requirement, including consulting with Native American tribal partners.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
  • In a July 9 Facebook post, the Nebraska Humane Society said its personnel executed a search warrant at a West Omaha residence following an anonymous tip about animals’ well-being.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • The divergence is over whether the worker shortage is improving slowly or still getting worse, and what the Supreme Court should do about it.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The band is forced into doing take after take in his quest to fully convey his own emotions.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
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