as in to fulfill
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the rebel forces pulled off a surprisingly successful offensive against the better equipped government troops
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Recent Examples of pull off
Can Santos Laguna pull off the road upset against the Sounders on Sunday night?
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Rhodes then pulled off a move that was technically banned – the piledriver.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And finally, Harold von Kursk has the incredible story of how a group of first-time crooks pulled off one of the most audacious heists ever, stealing $40 million worth of gold bars from a warehouse at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
England have pulled off chases like this against India before – successfully reaching 378 at Edgbaston in 2022 and 371 at Headingley at the start of this series.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Rhodes then pulled off a move that was technically banned – the piledriver.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
And finally, Harold von Kursk has the incredible story of how a group of first-time crooks pulled off one of the most audacious heists ever, stealing $40 million worth of gold bars from a warehouse at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
England have pulled off chases like this against India before – successfully reaching 378 at Edgbaston in 2022 and 371 at Headingley at the start of this series.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off
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Elon Musk gives update on Mars plan Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has aggressively sought for his commercial spaceflight company to develop its Starship spacecraft to fulfill his ambitious dream of sending the first humans to Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Second, consider the amount of effort taken to fulfill the task.—
Chris Talgo,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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When culture starts performing alignment instead of living it, most companies reach for fixes: tighter messaging, new values, more playbooks.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Arrowhead Stadium, where Swift performed hits from her voluminous catalog during her two-night stint in Kansas City, is also the primary venue for Kelce's football team, the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Cortes then executed a 10-pitch third inning facing the Diamondbacks’ 2-3-4 hitters and got through the fourth in 12 pitches with help from a double play that made up for a lead-off walk.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Recently, a decision from the Imperial Palace stipulated that all POWs were to be executed if the Allies ever landed on Japan’s shores.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Help students achieve upward economic mobility, measured by post-graduation earnings, wealth-building potential, and employment outcomes.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Then strain again through the cheesecloth as directed above. Notes: Use a burr grinder or the supermarket coffee-aisle grinder to achieve a coarse to medium-coarse grind, or ask your local coffee shop to grind the beans for you.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Israel, meanwhile, has vehemently denied carrying out a genocide in Gaza and said Hamas is to blame for recent reports of widespread starvation.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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In case of doubt, competent authorities may carry out random on-site inspections of cybersecurity standards in the companies, for which the management can be held liable.—
Dennis-Kenji Kipker,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Stewart, who was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, made four appearances for the Dodgers, giving up two runs and six hits in 3⅔ innings for a 4.91 ERA.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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When Iga Swiatek was 3-0 up during her cool destruction of Belinda Bencic, another spectator had to be carried off court by paramedics.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The two Venezuelans were close when Mendoza was in the Bronx, adding to the emotion of seeing the infielder carried off the field in an ambulance.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2025
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