brought off

verb

past tense of bring off
1
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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2
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 McKinley stands at about 20,310 feet, and the climber who was rescued was brought off the mountain from about 17,200 feet by Denali National Park and Preserve search and rescue personnel late Thursday afternoon. — Becky Bohrer, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 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. — 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
  1. performed
  2. rescued
  3. fulfilled
  4. saved
  5. accomplished
  6. executed
  7. achieved
  8. carried out
Verb
  • The Nittany Lions performed more like a top-25 team than their record indicates, with five losses by one score.
    — Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Songs or chants made up by Entrants are acceptable as long as they are performed live on the recording and Entrant notes in Entrant's submission form that the song/chant was composed by Entrant.
    — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of performed
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  • After spending years locked away in an isolated tower, Rapunzel is eventually rescued by the fugitive thief, Flynn Rider.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Zimbabwe’s disaster management agency has said 77 people were rescued.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescued
Verb
  • No dialogue In need of a quick mend to his work vest, a man returns to the space that fulfilled him the most.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The two £100million-plus moves both brought silverware but neither player really fulfilled their potential at the signing club.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfilled
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  • The bold reforms, which Tinubu’s government argues saved the economy and handed the government more money, were cheered by investors but resulted in soaring inflation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • She was saved and the search for Carbullido then got underway.
    — Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of saved
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  • This was accomplished by the amazing talent and hard work of over a dozen designers and an army of volunteers.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Jardine’s mission had been accomplished, though not without dissent within the team.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • The 68-year-old was executed by lethal injection July 28 for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee while on duty as a cop for the Mascotte Police Department.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Two Elmwood jail inmates were convicted at trial of murdering another inmate in a vicious gang beating that was executed over the course of 11 agonizing minutes, and went undetected even as it was recorded on surveillance cameras.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of executed
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  • The American supermarket, with its endless array of products and innovations like the shopping cart and barcodes, has achieved an almost mythical status around the world.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The viciousness of Manson’s crimes left a lasting mark on American culture and Manson himself achieved a perverse popularity — which has not dissipated in the years since his death.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Professionally, Anne—who carried out an impressive 478 royal engagements in 2025—has already racked up more than 290 royal engagements, just by mid-August.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried out

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