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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
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
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
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
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
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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In May 2024, our officers helped rescue a bull that had escaped.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Aurora, the husky, had to be rescued by local animal control after chasing a squirrel up a tree in her Indiana backyard and getting stuck on a branch up in the air.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Each formation has its own strengths and weaknesses, and can vary significantly depending on the roles a manager is asking their players to fulfil.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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King Charles and Queen Camilla are fulfilling a commitment that was originally scheduled during Charles' visit to Rome in April.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Judging by his big grin, though, the best topic was saved till last when asked to describe Estevao’s display.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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By benching Wilson, Denver made sure that he couldn’t get injured and was consequently able to save money on his release.—
Frank Nunns OConnell,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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This has been accomplished under interim coach Tommy Hinch (formerly the team's offensive coordinator), who took over after Andy Bartsch announced his resignation in early July.—
Cecil Joyce,
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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This, to me, is the vastly more impressive feat that Showgirl has accomplished this week.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Although the Peacock adaptation didn't show a full shot of Gacy in his clown costume, the series included scenes of him talking about his passion for dressing up as a clown and publicly performing as one.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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In service jobs, Black workers labored as porters, chauffeurs, and servers; in manufacturing plants, white supremacist pseudoscience was harnessed to justify forcing Black workers to perform the most difficult and dangerous work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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One issue is that hypnosis has long been viewed as a form of entertainment, a stage show with a hypnotist and an audience, which can give viewers a sense that hypnosis is something done to you rather than a process that a person is led through.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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There are a lot of very respectable academics that have done a lot of really amazing work in Black Studies and Africana Studies.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Bring off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20off. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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