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
On Friday, South Grand Prairie (7-0, 5-0) will aim to stay undefeated, while Haltom will look to pull off the upset.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
After the team's Week 5 loss against the New Orleans Saints, Dart helped the team pull off a shocking 34-17 upset against the Super Bowl-reigning Philadelphia Eagles a week later.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Winston worked with Tom Cruise to pull off an elaborate TV stunt that saw Tom Cruise ride out of the Paris venue on a motorcycle — only to emerge in the Hollywood hills, parachuting out of a plane by the iconic Hollywood sign with the Olympic flag in tow.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Penultimate episodes are tricky to pull off.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
After the team's Week 5 loss against the New Orleans Saints, Dart helped the team pull off a shocking 34-17 upset against the Super Bowl-reigning Philadelphia Eagles a week later.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Winston worked with Tom Cruise to pull off an elaborate TV stunt that saw Tom Cruise ride out of the Paris venue on a motorcycle — only to emerge in the Hollywood hills, parachuting out of a plane by the iconic Hollywood sign with the Olympic flag in tow.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
Penultimate episodes are tricky to pull off.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off
Verb
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The experiment discovered that AI could fulfill this role quite well.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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As a result of the deal, LSU may need to fulfill the $54 million buyout.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jones wants to be aggressive and trading for a player like Fitzpatrick would help the team accomplish that goal.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Let that mutual betterment lead to approaches, initiatives and outcomes that neither of you could accomplish alone.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Directed by British filmmaker and frequent collaborator Nick Wickham (Madonna, Shakira) the film will chronicle the album’s release date unveiling at the intimate Troxy nightclub in London, where the goth rock legends performed the entire record for the first and only time to date.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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When the immune system ages, immune cells become less able to perform crucial functions like fighting infection, destroying cancer cells and healing wounds, according to Rhodes, who is also the CEO and co-founder of Mimio Health in San Francisco.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sun pointed out that the resulting batteries demonstrated a potential energy density exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, a power level that could enable electric vehicles to achieve a much longer driving range per charge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Placing these leaders across the entire studio is an important first step in achieving this goal.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mamdani will face high expectations and even higher barriers to executing an agenda that includes enormous bureaucratic, political, and logistic hurdles.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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To the credit of general manager Joe Hortiz and coach Jim Harbaugh, the Chargers identified a piece and executed a deal ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline despite limiting factors.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The firm is also a member of this year’s Change the World list, which highlights companies that are doing social good through their business models.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Otherwise, Craig Breslow will have a lot of explaining to do.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The review, being carried out by Citi, will assess a full range of alternatives including partnerships, divestitures and spin-offs.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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At the center of the lawsuit is who gets the blame when children have access to guns and carry out school shootings, which continue to plague the country.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These conditions make travel difficult.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Qianlong took a page from the design of private gardens in southern China to make the layout more compact, and divided the site into four connected courtyards, two of which are currently open to the public, from south to north.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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