CARRIES OFF Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

carries off

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry off

as in fulfills

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 destroys

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 carries off These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025

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Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson agreed that whether or not Johnson fulfills his pledge to transparently outline the projection will prove critical.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
This fulfills a key demand for nearly 30 percent of consumers.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfills

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Jains typically do not eat root vegetables because harvesting them destroys the whole plant and harms life-forms around it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
How IonQ cracked error correction Since making measurements of a qubit destroys its quantum state, researchers can only gather information about their syndromes to know if the qubit has accumulated an error or not.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of destroys

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The Power Cleaner performs a more intensive scan than the Quick Optimizer, with options to run optimizations automatically when the scan finishes and to shut down the system after optimization completes.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Consumers can start with a small balance and narrow permissions, observe how the agent performs and expand its authority over time.

— Louis Hoch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of performs

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But hypertension kills silently, one person at a time, and is the precursor to many heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure.

— Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026
Hydrogen peroxide acts as a mild disinfectant that kills mold and bacteria and is very helpful for light staining.

— Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of kills

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One way Lev accomplishes that in her own home is by utilizing her collections.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
My amendment accomplishes this goal simply by granting an antitrust exemption so that college athletes and schools can make their own deals, without unelected judges or politicians micromanaging every detail of compensation and eligibility.

— Sen. Rand Paul OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

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With career-defining performances from Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins, this movie still absolutely slays 35 years after it was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
When his friend Richard (Leo Suter) slays Beatrice’s husband as well, the two come up with a scheme to marry the sisters and take over their property.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of slays

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But amylin achieves that by acting on an entirely different biological pathway.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Thus, during training the goal is to minimize the difference between the forecast and what actually happens until an AI model achieves the smallest possible error.

— Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieves

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The City Council will receive an update on the project’s status and review the details before Charlotte executes the agreement, Graham said.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
When 32-year-old Alom teaches one of her students a move and the student successfully executes it, the others applaud and cheer her on.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

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