pulled off

verb

past tense of pull off
as in fulfilled
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 pulled off McEntire has pulled off a rare feat these days with a multi-camera comedy that has found traction with a broadcast TV audience. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 July 2026 In London, Zendaya pulled off one of fashion’s favorite red carpet flexes, wearing a Schiaparelli couture look that debuted on the Paris runway only hours earlier. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 In March, two pilots pulled off an unauthorized low-altitude flyover near the singer Kid Rock’s estate in Tennessee. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 The Pacers nearly pulled off a 20-plus point comeback but fell in overtime against the 76ers. — Tony East, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 There are also signs of growth at Jasmine and Melissa’s engagement party that Brittany actually pulled off. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026 The next time the Seminoles took the field, Georgia Tech pulled off an upset in Ireland, 24-21. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 The pilots subsequently pulled off an emergency water landing in the Hudson River near Midtown Manhattan, saving all 150 passengers and five crew in the process. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 14 July 2026 The underdog pulled off the upset against the consensus favorite, stunning France with a 2-0 victory to advance. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled off
  1. fulfilled
  2. performed
  3. accomplished
  4. executed
  5. achieved
  6. carried out
  7. did
  8. made
Verb
  • Now, over a year after the film’s premiere, the demand for merchandise is finally being fulfilled with the pending release of dolls of singers/demon hunters Rumi, Mira and Zoey from Mattel, role-playing toys from Hasbro and Funko Pops!
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Already on a yellow card, Fernandez fulfilled that brief with his wild tackle on Pau Cubarsi.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • The state medical examiner’s office performed an autopsy on July 7 and has been waiting for results from toxicology tests, Lynd said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, IShowSpeed, and Robbie Williams also performed, and Tom Cruise made a special appearance.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Alignment Alignment connects the organization’s strategy to how the team is structured, how responsibilities are distributed and how work gets accomplished.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The 39-year-old entered the tournament chasing back-to-back World Cup titles with Argentina, something no country has accomplished on the men’s side since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • Duckett, a former Mascotte police officer convicted of the 1987 death of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, is to be executed at noon on that date.
    — Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • The award is being executed in partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and is intended to speed the transition of the company’s technology from development into operational use.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of executed
Verb
  • Should the feats achieved in these types of matches count just as much as the ones where everything is on the line?
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Sing, muse, of the cunning Christopher Nolan, who has once again achieved the impossible.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • Behind that toll are individual losses, told here through what people carried out of the debris.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of carried out
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of did
Verb
  • The City of Yes plan swept aside cumbersome zoning rules and made office buildings completed as recently as 1990 eligible for conversion in most of Manhattan and parts of other boroughs.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Owner Dan Weinberger told the Star-Telegram while a lot of progress has been made to accommodate more people, there are still a few finishing touches that need to be completed.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of made

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