bringing off

verb

present participle of bring off
1
as in fulfilling
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 rescuing
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 Synonyms for bringing off
  1. fulfilling
  2. rescuing
  3. performing
  4. saving
  5. executing
  6. bailing out
  7. achieving
  8. accomplishing
Verb
  • Others can involve providing financial stability for a child who has pursued a meaningful and fulfilling career that does not pay very much, or assisting younger family members with a down payment in a tight housing market.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • With Charlie, Erika was well on her way to fulfilling this fantasy.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfilling
Verb
  • By the time the figure is agreed, the choice between rescuing the supplier and re-sourcing the parts has already been made.
    — Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As this revolution unfolds, the debris-clearing, satellite-rescuing capabilities of RPOs could ensure the sky doesn’t fall, keeping the orbital environment safe and accessible for all.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rescuing
Verb
  • Give yourself permission to enjoy connection without performing constant availability.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The special show at the sanctuary found Wakeman sitting at a grand piano and performing a few new compositions written specifically for the bears.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of performing
Verb
  • Two people Perry met in recovery and rehab spoke for the film as well, including Evelyn Sallinger and Tim Harrington, who became Perry’s roommate for a time in the early 2000s and credits the actor with saving his life.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That was in part to force the fathers to pay child maintenance, thus saving taxpayers’ money, but also supposedly to save the souls of both parents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of saving
Verb
  • The 30-logical-qubit demonstration represents an important data point in the industry’s effort to move from isolated quantum experiments toward machines capable of executing increasingly long and reliable computations.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Most importantly, ask whether your team has started avoiding good ideas because executing them on the website feels too difficult.
    — James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of executing
Verb
  • This last category should raise eyebrows in Santa Clara County, whose residents will see little benefit from bailing out BART, Muni or AC Transit.
    — Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The suspect driver continued speeding along surface streets at up to 80 mph, with one passenger bailing out before the driver took off again.
    — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bailing out
Verb
  • Orbit is Flight 14’s primary focus, and only by achieving that milestone can SpaceX move on to clear the rocket’s remaining hurdles.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But achieving that level of pristineness is difficult and time consuming.
    — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of achieving
Verb
  • Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplishing
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“Bringing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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