bring off

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Recent Examples of bring off Real Madrid star Arda Guler was caught disagreeing with head coach Alvaro Arbeloa, after being brought off in Wednesday's 4-2 Champions League loss to Benfica. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The exits of head coaches Ruben Amorim and Enzo Maresca have brought off-field upheaval for both clubs. Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026 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 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 Barefoot College began its pioneering work to bring off-grid solar power to India’s villages in the 1990s. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
Verb
  • In Sirak’s view, the role is not simply to fulfill requests, but to understand the business logic behind them.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ehrenreich has since pursued a lower-profile career, though a fulfilling one, with memorable supporting performances in films like Oppenheimer, as a skeptical aide, and Weapons, as a mustachioed cop.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When the building was later gutted after an earthquake, her husband, Brian Miller, even managed to rescue a piece of its history — and his wife's backstory.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Unlike a pig sanctuary or farm where abandoned or abused pigs live out their last days, the group is focused on rescuing, fostering and finding permanent families for pigs.
    Eric Adler April 26, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Mantle and Berra accomplished the feat in 1956.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • One Secret Service agent was shot but was saved by a bulletproof vest.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In virtually every track meet, especially the big ones, Rancho Buena Vista High School’s Justian Richardson has saved his best triple jump for last.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, said in a statement that the renowned performing artist will offer a thrilling glimpse into the minds of newsmakers.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • If something feels like a power struggle, don’t perform your way through it.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Leicester City achieved a similar feat 10 years ago, but that’s considered the greatest shock in modern football history.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Grandparents are not interested in performance or outcomes, but in substance — not in what a child achieves, but in who that child becomes.
    Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Arsenal’s short-corner routine against Newcastle was well planned and executed in creating the winner, but the other parts of it were important too.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Another federal law enforcement official briefed on the probe told USA TODAY that the FBI executed a search warrant at a home linked to Allen in Torrance, a Los Angeles suburb.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tampa landed an instant impact guy in this range last year in WR Emeka Egbuka and probably just did it again with Bain.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The administration’s own projections show a $23 billion gap between income and outgo for 2026-27 and similar gaps for the following two years if nothing is done.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Bring off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20off. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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