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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 Justin Herbert and the Chargers had an inconsistent start in Mike McDaniel’s first game as offensive coordinator and the Cardinals pulled off the biggest upset of the week with a 26-14 win in Los Angeles. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Elsewhere in Week 1 on Sunday — Arizona, supposedly as bad or worse than Miami — pulled off a huge upset over Justin Herbert and the Chargers. — Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 The second-year quarterback was fantastic in the second half and nearly pulled off the biggest stunner to open the NFL season. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The Manning brothers may have pulled off their biggest heist yet. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Bad Bunny and the event’s producers and directors pulled off what may have been the most intricate halftime extravaganza in Super Bowl history. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026 Olivia Rodrigo pulled off the first Daisy Chain Fields, a festival featuring a lineup of all women—Chappell Roan, Mitski, the bands Garbage and Bikini Kill, Doechii, special guests Alanis Morisette and Stevie Nicks, and Rodrigo herself. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Just a half-hour before Gold Phoenix’s race, Iron Man Cal pulled off an 8-1 upset in another Grade 2 race, the $250,000 Pat O’Brien. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 The cast also pulled off a similar event at the 2026 ATX TV Festival in June. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 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
  • Or maybe Sheriff Kane fulfilled her debt to Zoe not by rallying the town around her in 2016, but by killing her target in 2026?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Men and boys fulfilled traditional roles around a large circular drum, beating it rhythmically.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • Hundreds crowded around the Adidas store as the KU pep band and cheerleaders performed for about a half hour.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Emergency crews performed life-saving measures before Blue was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Scrubbing showers, vacuuming floors, and cleaning out the fridge are tasks to be accomplished, not to be enjoyed, right?
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But before the bond hits the ballot, district officials wanted to redraw its boundaries and identify projects that could be accomplished without requesting a tax increase from voters.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • The state’s order throws into question how these contracts will now be executed.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Chardonnay, an Australian shepherd, recently executed an extraordinary feat, jumping along the backs of 56 people in 60 seconds.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of executed
Verb
  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI is open about the fact that the numbers are achieved under the best possible conditions and may be slightly different from the models available in the production ChatGPT product that most users can access.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of achieved
Verb
  • After the talks in the Kremlin, Ushakov described the talks as constructive and carried out with the utmost openness and trust.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The secret mission was carried out without the knowledge of members of the press traveling with the president and even some White House officials who were still aboard the old Air Force One.
    — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 4 Sep. 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
  • Original moldings, door knobs, and wood paneling have been preserved, but spaces have been shaped for contemporary use including made disabled-accessible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after Macklemore was forced off Ed Sheeran’s tour following onstage comments the rapper made in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of made

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“Pulled off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulled%20off. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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