1
as in fulfills
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 rescues
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 brings off
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Have fun with your friends, but don’t forget to pour into what grounds and fulfills you, too.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The championship matchup between UCLA and South Carolina fulfills a four-year trek for the Bruins filled with triumphs and tough lessons.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Carrie makes the internal transfer on the system, moving me from my old role to my new one, ‘accidentally’ deletes the job listing from the website, and then rescues my employee profile from the digital abyss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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As sea levels rise, a family on a remote island rescues a mysterious woman.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Justin Bieber performs his headlining set at Coachella in California on April 11.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Last week, Alibaba revealed its newest video generation model, Happy Horse, which performs better than the current leader, ByteDance’s SeeDance, according to some analyses.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Leaving clippings in place also saves you time and energy by not bagging.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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This saves you the trouble of relying on potentially unreliable mobile networks to reach your destination.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Moving Sewell to the left side accomplishes something similar — at least in Campbell’s opinion.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Rather than raising taxes on upper-income families to address Social Security’s fiscal challenges, policymakers should first reduce federal spending benefits that disproportionately accrue to high-income retirees, which accomplishes redistributive goals without harming economic growth.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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For decades, organizational hierarchies have determined who makes decisions and who executes them.—
Teuila Hanson,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Iran executes 3 men detained during January protests Iran announced the execution of three men detained in January’s nationwide protests, the first such sentences known to have been carried out, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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In many cases, physicians can substitute a generic drug or recommend a similar treatment that achieves the same outcome at a lower price.—
Deidre Popovich,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some users have found that microdosing, or taking the drug in small amounts, achieves the best health outcomes, but some experts warn against it.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbors are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong does.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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Like really bad attitude, but also does some unspeakably bad things in this story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Brings off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20off. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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