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
Peterson nearly pulled off the most clutch five-second performance in school history.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Georgia Tech nearly pulled off a massive comeback Tuesday at McCamish Pavilion, but Syracuse’s 20-point lead in the second half proved far too much to overcome for the Yellow Jackets in an 82-72 loss to the Orange in front of a crowd of 6,216.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Her skull was pulled off and turned sideways, boulders were piled atop her, and a mortar floor covered the grave she was returned to, leaving no indication of what lay below.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Senior twins Will and Jonah Johnson nearly pulled off a huge upset for Sandburg (10-6, 3-3).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
In that year, Vrabel pulled off the biggest turnaround in the NFL this century, inheriting a four-win team and turning the Patriots into a 14-3 club.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
DiCaprio established himself early as an A-list teen dreamboat — no one pulled off that floppy '90s do quite so well.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
While Houston’s rally wasn’t quite as explosive, the Texans pulled off what once seemed impossible.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
What these guys pulled off in Europe and America in the early ’90s – no other Eastern European band or musician has come close to that, not even to this day.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
Georgia Tech nearly pulled off a massive comeback Tuesday at McCamish Pavilion, but Syracuse’s 20-point lead in the second half proved far too much to overcome for the Yellow Jackets in an 82-72 loss to the Orange in front of a crowd of 6,216.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Her skull was pulled off and turned sideways, boulders were piled atop her, and a mortar floor covered the grave she was returned to, leaving no indication of what lay below.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Senior twins Will and Jonah Johnson nearly pulled off a huge upset for Sandburg (10-6, 3-3).
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
In that year, Vrabel pulled off the biggest turnaround in the NFL this century, inheriting a four-win team and turning the Patriots into a 14-3 club.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
DiCaprio established himself early as an A-list teen dreamboat — no one pulled off that floppy '90s do quite so well.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
While Houston’s rally wasn’t quite as explosive, the Texans pulled off what once seemed impossible.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
What these guys pulled off in Europe and America in the early ’90s – no other Eastern European band or musician has come close to that, not even to this day.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulled off
Verb
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The paywall implementation follows intense backlash after the chatbot fulfilled requests to digitally remove clothing from photographs without subjects’ consent.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The real issue is whether WBD’s Board has run a fair process and in the end will have fulfilled its most basic obligation to shareholders.—
Mark DesJardine,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For example, Medicare reimburses $1,375 for a colonoscopy performed in a hospital outpatient department — and $862 for one performed in an independent ambulatory surgery center.—
Tomas J. Philipson,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The officers performed lifesaving measures until EMS arrived at the scene.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Some design work has been accomplished.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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His visibility allows the regime to portray protesters as tools of foreign powers and the discredited monarchy—precisely what Pahlavi’s meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu accomplished in 2023.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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McKee said police also executed search warrants before the couple was arrested.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Now, Braddy's case is back in court, with a jury once again weighing whether he should be executed.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This nws in not just about saving the tunnel project, but is also an interesting showcase of what can be achieved with a little bit of lateral thinking and planning.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots achieved their largest lead (14 points) three times in the fourth quarter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 32 military and police officers were part of a mission carried out at the request of Venezuela’s government, according to a government statement.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The timing of federal elections is set by Congress, and the administration of elections is carried out by the states, with oversight by Congress and the courts.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Recently, researchers have made a major leap forward by engineering a novel cathode material that dramatically elevates performance, bringing us closer to practical, high-efficiency thermal energy systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Joonas Korpisalo made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season and the eighth of his career, Viktor Arvidsson scored and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 1-0 on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Pulled off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20off. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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