1
as in to fulfill
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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2
as in to destroy
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 carry off
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
Swift knows how to carry off a thematic updo.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Photons, for example, can bounce off an atom and carry off positional information about it without changing the quantum state of the system.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Chinese rider Liu Jiayu, a 2018 silver medallist competing in her fifth Olympics, crashed on the second run and was carried off the course on a stretcher by medical staff.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Swift knows how to carry off a thematic updo.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026
Photons, for example, can bounce off an atom and carry off positional information about it without changing the quantum state of the system.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Chinese rider Liu Jiayu, a 2018 silver medallist competing in her fifth Olympics, crashed on the second run and was carried off the course on a stretcher by medical staff.
—Reuters, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry off
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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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For now, Tibbs is content to be fulfilling his potential with one organization.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The port has already planted acres of mangroves and sea grass and donated the land to the state of Florida to offset the habitat that would be destroyed during dredging.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The reasons for this cautious response are many, ranging from the precarious diplomatic implications of the conflict, disruptions to its energy security, and the embarrassing implications of allowing an ally to be destroyed.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
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Mission accomplished on that front.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, these projects demonstrate what artists can accomplish outside of traditional institutional frameworks.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
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The long-simmering rivalry between Sunni and Shiite Muslims erupted into a civil war that killed tens of thousands of civilians.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Lancaster cheerleaders perform along the baseline during a second half timeout of the Tigers' game against Austin Westlake.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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House Bill 1620 and Senate Bill 991 would make clear that when state or local law authorizes an inspector general to access records, and those records are necessary to perform official responsibilities, the records custodian must allow inspection.—
Vaughn Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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The farewell ceremony for slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed, Iran’s state media is reporting.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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One person was killed and two more wounded in a shooting down the block from the grand opening of a restaurant tied to slain Southern California rapper Nipsey Hussle.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Since the 1976-77 merger, only Luka Doncic and Michael Jordan have achieved the feat.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Search warrants were expected to be executed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, sources told the news agency.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Investigators also executed a warrant at a related address in New Jersey.—
Ashley Carnahan , Alexis McAdams , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20off. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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