as in fulfilling
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 pulling off
But that didn’t stop them from pulling off a history-making win.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The Green Bay Packers rocked the NFL this week, pulling off a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys for Micah Parsons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
But there are at least a couple of opponents capable of pulling off an upset.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s why Trump wants to change the script by pulling off the unprecedented effort to redraw the congressional maps in the middle of the decade.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The hackers pulling off these huge breaches are often in their early 20s or even teens.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One particularly feisty male attacked Wavy Dave, pulling off his claw and ending the experiment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
The Green Bay Packers rocked the NFL this week, pulling off a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys for Micah Parsons.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
But there are at least a couple of opponents capable of pulling off an upset.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
That’s why Trump wants to change the script by pulling off the unprecedented effort to redraw the congressional maps in the middle of the decade.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
The hackers pulling off these huge breaches are often in their early 20s or even teens.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
One particularly feisty male attacked Wavy Dave, pulling off his claw and ending the experiment.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling off
Verb
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But as adults, it’s been very fulfilling to merge.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Among them is harnessing what is sometimes referred to as clean heat, which means fulfilling the supply chain’s thermal energy needs with renewable sources such as wind and solar.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kayton Bell, Westmoreland High Just a freshman, Kayton has been marching and performing with the high school bands since eighth grade and is always on task and comes prepared for rehearsal.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Sep. 2025
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Tigers, which toured the country performing with the animals.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In any case, Loan may have felt justified in executing the prisoner on sight.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Now, Khan is executing on his plan to bring more prestige to the women's division.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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During an interview with Axios Wednesday, the Ukrainian leader also maintained his primary focus remains achieving peace rather than securing another term.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For Schiavo, part of it is accomplishing what the program can in her final season with Lane.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Hayabusa2 continued the project’s legacy by accomplishing a similar retrieval from another asteroid (Ryugu) in 2020.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In June, the Islamic State was suspected of carrying out a deadly suicide bombing at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria, which killed 22 worshipers and injured 63 others.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Adobe Stock The era of agentic AI is here, or so we are told, bringing super-smart AI assistants capable of carrying out complex tasks on our behalf.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Nearly half of Gen X plan to continue working in retirement, or are already doing so, generally out of necessity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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These efforts give visitors new awareness of the homegrown organizations doing vital nonprofit work across Puerto Rico, as well as a way to support meaningful work happening on the island.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Actually, wait until the week ahead is through before making a prediction.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Per the video, Holland attended it with his fiancée, Zendaya, and his costar Jacob Batalon also showed up, making the Spider-Man trio complete.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Pulling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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