PULLING OFF Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

pulling off

verb

present participle of pull off

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 Together, the two reworked Philly’s fortunes, pulling off a move for Jaylen Brown from the Celtics, and then using that – along with the moxie of Tyrese Maxey – to lure James to, of all places, Philly. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The Longhorns suffered their second consecutive loss in Week 7, with the Gators pulling off a 27-24 upset. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 This property is pulling off the feat of becoming a destination in its own right. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Indiana was a literal Nick Marsh foot away from pulling off a last-second win. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026 Probably no one in the world is yet willing to place a bet on Ella Langley or Sienna Spiro pulling off an album win on top of BNA and possible wins for their breakout signature songs, but stranger Cinderella stories have happened. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 Democrats, meanwhile, have growing ambitions of pulling off upset victories deep inside Republican territory. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Instead, Ott promptly began his journey home again after pulling off the road. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Similarly, Hull City have spent £20m on Greek No 1 Konstantinos Tzolakis, renowned for, above all else, pulling off excellent saves. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling off

Verb

All of this comes in a context of France’s skyrocketing public debt, making fulfilling protester demands nearly impossible.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
They’re being asked to consider the most basic questions about meaning, and justice, and leading a fulfilling life.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

The share of Asian American students, who were clustered in more affluent, high-performing schools, subsequently fell.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Open-weight models would generally be exempt, but Beijing could still restrict transfers involving exceptionally large or top-performing models, potentially limiting overseas acquisitions or the movement of key personnel and intellectual property.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

The next steps include executing on a vendor contract with Site Stream LLC, the city said the contract is currently under final legal review and will be signed soon.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Traditional CPUs excel at sequential computing tasks, such as calculating a massive spreadsheet or running a precise physics simulation, as these often require executing steps in strict order at blazing speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

The problem, Snegovaya said, is that achieving military autonomy for Europe and Ukraine is extremely difficult in the short term, and Europe has been slow to develop the necessary capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
And, even before the pandemic, about half of the state’s students were not achieving the state’s learning goals.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieving

Verb

Brown said accomplishing those goals would require working with members of Congress as well as local and state officials.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Following an orderly wind-down, UNRWA itself will neither be essential nor necessary to accomplishing the work that lies ahead in Gaza.

— Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

Verb

The public deserves an account from someone other than the government carrying out the execution.

— Richard Nichols, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Provincial governments, adept at interpreting and carrying out the central leadership’s priorities, have responded rapidly.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying out

Verb

In 2025 the hyperscalers alone poured more than $300 billion into data centers, chips, and grid capacity, and that spend is doing real work in the top-line growth figures.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Know More Some Republicans don’t want any administration making forays into the private sector with public money.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
And Musk’s reference to SpaceX making between $500 billion and $1 trillion in annual revenue by the end of 2027 vastly eclipsed the Street’s estimate of $186 billion.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026