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as in performed
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 rescued
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 brought 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.
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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
Jennings was brought off the practice squad as a fill-in.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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
Jennings was brought off the practice squad as a fill-in.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought off
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But the autopsy was not performed until three days later, and even the country’s top pathologist could not say where the president’s body had been kept during that time.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Its Best Picture rival performed well but reached a smaller audience, and that disparity can work against a film late in awards season.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Authorities are searching for three missing crew members from the Mayuree Naree after 20 were rescued by the Omani navy, according to Thailand's Marine Department.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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At least one person was killed in the attack, according to multiple media reports, citing Iraqi port officials, and 38 crew members were rescued from the ships.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, with a dose of pentobarbital pumped into a vein, Ricks’ wish was fulfilled.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 12,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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One of those parents, Jeff Peck, sees the light at the end of a long hallway, a dream fulfilled after 25 years of fundraisers, plans, permits, and public hearings.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fittingly, what saved me were the restrictions that had by that point long been placed on my own life—work, family, routine—and the small adjustments which, like moving from a first draft to publication, can make things better, easier to live with.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed both victims to Jacobi Medical Center but they could not be saved.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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By 2023-24, Nebraska put together its first 20-win season since 2018 and then proceeded to back it up with another one, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Nee’s days.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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That accomplished, Bugatti recently spent half a year restoring the car to its former glory.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2026
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Michael King, 54, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, March 17, for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 21-year-old Denise Amber Lee.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Welling refined design elements in the field, while seven Arcis crews simultaneously executed the transformation.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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More unnerving, though, were similar comments from cooks and fans who haven’t achieved the same levels of fame and success.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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In addition to Flea and Kiedis, the documentary boasts interviews of varying levels of substance with Jack Irons and Alain Johannes, giving an intriguing breakdown of the Petri dish in which the Chili Peppers and What Is This formed, broke up and achieved success.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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He was carried out of a window by a police officer.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In retaliation, gunmen carried out a reprisal assault on Tuesday that left at least 15 people dead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Brought off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20off. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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