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
Meanwhile, Morgan's hopes of pulling off her surprise for Uncle Tommy get sacked.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Louisville should climb into the rankings after pulling off the upset.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But Altieri was looking through him, down at the ground, where Maricarmen was pressing her hand to the side of Rey’s bleeding face, and Carmelo was pulling off his T-shirt, handing it over to her.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The best curvy denim skirts The right fit is key to pulling off a denim skirt of any variety, but finding the right one requires time and research.
—Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike the effort that still goes into TikTok (even with the use of other AI apps), Sora in seconds and with no external sourcing besides your own face creates personalized videos where you can be seen pulling off a lot more than dance moves.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
If Colorado wins the turnover battle, its chances of pulling off an upset increase.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Trump has already shown his pragmatic side by pulling off a deal to keep TikTok in business in the US.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But that didn’t stop them from pulling off a history-making win.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Louisville should climb into the rankings after pulling off the upset.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
But Altieri was looking through him, down at the ground, where Maricarmen was pressing her hand to the side of Rey’s bleeding face, and Carmelo was pulling off his T-shirt, handing it over to her.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The best curvy denim skirts The right fit is key to pulling off a denim skirt of any variety, but finding the right one requires time and research.
—Avery Matera, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Unlike the effort that still goes into TikTok (even with the use of other AI apps), Sora in seconds and with no external sourcing besides your own face creates personalized videos where you can be seen pulling off a lot more than dance moves.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
If Colorado wins the turnover battle, its chances of pulling off an upset increase.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
Trump has already shown his pragmatic side by pulling off a deal to keep TikTok in business in the US.
—semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
But that didn’t stop them from pulling off a history-making win.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling off
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Recently, the L’Oréal Paris spokesperson has been jet-setting around the world fulfilling her stylish obligations.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Caos isn’t an easy listen, often fading into a bleary haze and not quite coherently fulfilling the implications of its concept.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Finally, and probably most importantly, the ongoing CEO process presents a golden opportunity to recruit a world class operator capable of executing upon these initiatives.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Videos on social media show Hamas gunmen executing rivals in the streets.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their innovation, called retina E-paper, uses nanoparticles to control how light scatters, achieving lifelike color reproduction that can be tuned electrically.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Outside of her music career, Boyle has opened up about her personal life since achieving worldwide fame.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Agentforce allows customers to build AI applications that are capable of taking action and accomplishing tasks with minimal human supervision.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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No team has won consecutive World Series since the Yankees got three in a row in 2000, and Los Angeles is now a step closer to accomplishing their goal.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Colombia's 15,600-person-strong air force operates several different types of aircraft, roughly a third of which are fighter ground-attack aircraft capable of carrying out missions in the air or attacks on land.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Revolutionary groups, often recruited from universities and the intelligentsia, were soon carrying out terrorist attacks in the cities.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
New Yorker,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Atlanta in 2018, young tight end Austin Hooper learned that Paulsen was also doing scouting reports on tight ends who were upcoming draft prospects for the staff and for his agent.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Parents who experience domestic and intimate partner violence are more likely to have decision-making power for their children, but are less likely to have primary placement — actual time with their kids — after family court involvement in Milwaukee County, according to a new study.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Shirley had stumbled onto the Canal Street vendors while in New York making a video about Zohran Mamdani.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pulling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20off. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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