1
as in fulfilled
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims
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as in destroyed
to deprive of life
pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has
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Recent Examples of carried off
Effaced, our villages, carried off by endless war.
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Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
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David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
He was then carried off the pitch.
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Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Agyemang was carried off on a stretcher while playing for Derby in the English second-tier, one tier below the Premier League.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
She was carried off in a protective neck brace.
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ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
His tribe was devastated for him as Kyle was carried off by the medical staff.
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Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
The two-time Olympic medallist freeskier Cassie Sharpe was carried off the half-pipe and taken to the hospital after a hard fall in qualifying.
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Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
One woman who seemingly had both legs wrapped up was carried off a vessel by several officers, the post shows.
—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2026
He was then carried off the pitch.
—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Agyemang was carried off on a stretcher while playing for Derby in the English second-tier, one tier below the Premier League.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.
—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
She was carried off in a protective neck brace.
—
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
His tribe was devastated for him as Kyle was carried off by the medical staff.
—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
The two-time Olympic medallist freeskier Cassie Sharpe was carried off the half-pipe and taken to the hospital after a hard fall in qualifying.
—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried off
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Broos’s side takes on Canada in Los Angeles today after advancing from the group stage with a surprise 1-0 victory over South Korea, and the Belgian said reaching the knockout rounds had fulfilled the team’s initial objective.
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Sure enough, their destiny was fulfilled the following morning.
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These structures were regionally and culturally inspired, and largely destroyed during rapid and callous colonization.
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The Aspen Acres fire has likely destroyed more than 200 homes, but the fire conditions have stopped damage assessment teams from accessing some areas to get a clearer picture, Pueblo County officials said.
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By her late teens, the kid from New Brunswick, New Jersey, had already accomplished more than most do in a lifetime.
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Matt and Christie Wylie have never stopped marveling at what their daughter accomplished.
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Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
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Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.
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Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.
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On Tuesday, more than a million fans took to the streets to celebrate Mexico’s advancement to the World Cup’s round of 16, a feat the national team hadn’t achieved since 1986, and with each victory, the human tide grows.
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Although, on second thought, perhaps method dressing has (once again) achieved its goal.
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Colombia’s goal wasn’t perfectly executed but was delivered with emphasis.
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Promise David’s goal for the co-hosts was delightfully executed but this game raised some questions for Jesse Marsch ahead of the knockouts.
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Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday.
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So to evaluate the system outside the laboratory, the xEnergy team carried out several proof-of-concept (PoC) projects with industrial partners.
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“Carried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20off. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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