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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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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
Five days later, the Brazil international was brought off the bench again, this time with Arsenal chasing an equaliser against Manchester City.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 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
Far too often at the back end of the season, Isak was being overplayed because there was nobody to bring off the bench to offer a genuine threat.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But, Marsh believes what the guard brings off of it will still pay dividends.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
That was even the case at the Emirates each time he was brought off the bench last season, as the entire stadium applauded him onto the pitch.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 17 July 2024
Art De Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 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
Far too often at the back end of the season, Isak was being overplayed because there was nobody to bring off the bench to offer a genuine threat.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
But, Marsh believes what the guard brings off of it will still pay dividends.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
That was even the case at the Emirates each time he was brought off the bench last season, as the entire stadium applauded him onto the pitch.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 17 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
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That means giving back, informally, to fulfill teachers’ wish lists and with the Eagles Autism Foundation.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The TrumpRx website is expected to launch sometime in 2026, and would take consumers to pharmaceutical companies' direct-to-consumer websites to fulfill orders.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Directed by Paddy Wivell and originally distributed by Fremantle, Hell Jumper tells the story of civilian volunteers risking their lives to rescue people trapped by the war in Ukraine.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The possibility of a season-rescuing win would be front of mind for the Scuderia.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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After more than 40 days of uncertainty for our troops, federal workers, Texas families who rely on SNAP, & countless others, Senate Democrats have relented after accomplishing nothing but hurting millions of Americans.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the shutdown also accomplished a lot.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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Our clean energy and wildfire prevention efforts are saving billions—both in disaster costs and everyday bills.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hours after Dundee’s Professor Iris Grunwald performed the world’s first remote thrombectomy on a human cadaver, another milestone followed.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Game and network services have performed well in recent quarters thanks to a shift to digital game purchases and the PlayStation Plus subscription service.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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As this brief survey suggests, the patriots’ success in drawing foreign partners into the war was essential to achieving American independence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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To the credit of general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers identified a piece and executed a deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline despite limiting factors.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The firm is also a member of this year’s Change the World list, which highlights companies that are doing social good through their business models.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Otherwise, Craig Breslow will have a lot of explaining to do.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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