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
There is no reason to believe the Avs will pull off a miracle.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Bolstered by their home crowd, the Dream nearly pulled off a wire-to-wire win in Friday night’s action at the Gateway Center Arena.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 May 2026
And considering mineral sunscreens have a reputation for being thick, heavy, and generally a little too sunscreen-y, Ilia pulls off a serum-like texture that feels weightless.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026
The player who pulled off this stunt wasn’t a professional soccer player, though, but rather English Youtuber and comedian Max Fosh.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Bolstered by their home crowd, the Dream nearly pulled off a wire-to-wire win in Friday night’s action at the Gateway Center Arena.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 May 2026
And considering mineral sunscreens have a reputation for being thick, heavy, and generally a little too sunscreen-y, Ilia pulls off a serum-like texture that feels weightless.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 22 May 2026
The player who pulled off this stunt wasn’t a professional soccer player, though, but rather English Youtuber and comedian Max Fosh.
—Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off
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Recently, however, cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has articulated aggressive AI ambitions and invested in a massive compute infrastructure and wildly expensive talent pool to fulfill them.—
Ellie Austin,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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People typically desire to be part of a team where they are valued as humans and not just as someone fulfilling a role.—
Nancy Padberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Optical interferometers were invented more than a century ago, but orchestrating and combining signals from multiple telescopes across long baselines has proved much harder to accomplish with visible light compared to the relative ease of working in radio waves.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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The White Sox last accomplished that feat June 27-30, 1938.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The mother spends her waking hours working on other people’s farms and performing tasks the neighbors prefer not to do themselves.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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This year’s gathering included a performance from the San Diego Trans Chorus, a nonprofit group that performed at its first-ever pride event Saturday.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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For certain kinds of problems with the right mathematical structure, this promises an exponential speedup over anything a classical machine could achieve.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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It’s all perfectly executed—just don’t expect taverna prices.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Mexico's Attorney General's Office, known as the FGR, announced the discovery Saturday following a search warrant executed at a property in the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood of Tijuana, Baja California.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Likewise, in 2025 contestant Huda Mustafa’s shimmy became a popular dance move that fans posted themselves doing on social.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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That's our mission now is to help other DIYers learn how to do more on their project, from general contracting all the way through some of the actual construction elements.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In early May, the administration said in a court filing that federal agencies were still deliberating how to carry out the order.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The environmental lawsuit is the latest attempt to prevent the governor from carrying out his unpopular return-to-office order.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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The Dodgers’ offense managed just five hits against Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez, and were robbed of two by center fielder Jorge Barrosa, who made diving catches on line drives hit by Will Smith and Andy Pages.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The products are paraben free and not tested on animals, while the bottles are made from biopolymers that are fully recyclable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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