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
The Green Bay Packers rocked the NFL this week, pulling off a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Cowboys for Micah Parsons.
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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
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
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If the initial project is successful, another 150,000 cubic yards can be scooped out, fulfilling a chunk of OCTA’s obligations for sand nourishment.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is the second ALS clinic operated by UAMS, complementing the original Little Rock location and fulfilling a growing need for access to specialty neurological care in the state's rapidly expanding northwest region.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Vinicius Jr was disappointed with this decision, after years of performing at the highest level and establishing himself on the left.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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Amazon’s stock has shown volatility during previous market downturns, sometimes performing worse than the S&P 500 index.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Levy was executing the work of the business every day for 24 years.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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State lawmakers over the years have also charged the agency with executing a slew of smaller grants, including the $20 million in state funding approved in 2022 for Fay Beydoun and her nonprofit Global Link International now at the center of the attorney general office's probe.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Hartmann said the partnership with Alight and Neoen is expanding renewable electricity capacity in Sweden and advancing H&M’s goal of achieving net zero through a circular business model.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is most effectively done by achieving what is known as herd immunity through vaccinations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Music City Loop combines multiple complicated aspirations dreamed up by Musk, and few of them have succeeded at accomplishing the feat they were created for.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Rather than starting with rules and logic, a perceptron learned a rule for accomplishing some task from data.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Israel's military has urged the country's political leadership to instead reach a ceasefire agreement, warning that the assault would endanger hostages held in Gaza and soldiers carrying out the offensive, Israeli officials previously said.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images What To Know Greene escalated her stance on Saturday in an X post that asked for compassion for the Palestinian people and reiterated her belief that Israel is carrying out a genocide in Gaza.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Along the top of the fire, the crews continue working slowly parallel with, and sometimes on, the McKinley Grove Road, doing clearing vegetation by hand, applying pre-treatment, and conducting critical strategic firing operations to remove heavy vegetation in front of the active fire front.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Present them with advice and encouragement and then present them with a reward for doing it, the T-shirt and the medal and the photographs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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After making a joke about the height of the microphone, Grande reiterated her appreciation for her supporters.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Vine & Dandy is open to making a custom color or even potentially printing a unique design on a shirt.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Pulling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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