1
as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear
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as in to rescue
to remove from danger or harm
had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic
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Recent Examples of bring off
According to Kurth, the next few months could bring off-and-on precipitation and warmer temperatures to Northern California.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Not having Merino as the surprise option to bring off the bench, Arteta brought on Oleksandr Zinchenko in midfield for Declan Rice.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Minteh was brought off the bench in the 74th minute in Brighton’s pursuit of an equaliser.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Center back Inigo Martinez was brought off approaching the half hour mark not long after wonderkid Lamine Yamal had ruled out Kylian Mbappe's strike inside five minutes for Los Blancos.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
While Valverde was brought off in the 74th minute of the Super Cup semi final win against Mallorca on Thursday, Bellingham was seen going to the turf exhausted on more than one occasion and touching the back of his legs.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Tom Thibodeau likes to bring off the bench.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Just 35 minutes into the latter fixture midweek in the Champions League, however, the Frenchman asked to be brought off and then had a thigh injury confirmed which will keep him away from Vallecas and possibly the Intercontinental Cup final on December 18.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The Fifth, lasting more than seventy minutes, is probably the hardest to bring off.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Not having Merino as the surprise option to bring off the bench, Arteta brought on Oleksandr Zinchenko in midfield for Declan Rice.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Minteh was brought off the bench in the 74th minute in Brighton’s pursuit of an equaliser.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Center back Inigo Martinez was brought off approaching the half hour mark not long after wonderkid Lamine Yamal had ruled out Kylian Mbappe's strike inside five minutes for Los Blancos.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
While Valverde was brought off in the 74th minute of the Super Cup semi final win against Mallorca on Thursday, Bellingham was seen going to the turf exhausted on more than one occasion and touching the back of his legs.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Tom Thibodeau likes to bring off the bench.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Just 35 minutes into the latter fixture midweek in the Champions League, however, the Frenchman asked to be brought off and then had a thigh injury confirmed which will keep him away from Vallecas and possibly the Intercontinental Cup final on December 18.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The Fifth, lasting more than seventy minutes, is probably the hardest to bring off.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring off
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Hundreds had to be rescued, and most of the deaths were caused by vehicles getting stuck in high water.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Now, the man who cuckolded him has also rescued him from certain death.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The tech executive hired several young engineers aged 19-24 to fulfill his directives at DOGE, which centered on eliminating positions Musk deemed to be unnecessary.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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However, after making season one, Gilroy and Luna both realized that their initial aim was too ambitious and likely required at least a decade of their lives to fulfill.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Apr. 2025
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California family discusses ongoing legal and political battle to 'save girls' sports' as issue heats up Taylor and Ryan Starling of Riverside, California discussed their ongoing lawsuit over trans inclusion in girls' sports, speaking at the state capital and all the fallout that has come with it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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If projections around the tariffs’ impact are correct, then getting some shopping done now could save you time and money later.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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But while most saw the moment as a liberating one for women, Horsell saw it as another instance of a female playing top-level sport without the necessary support to perform at her best.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to the family’s lawsuit, no medical or mental-health intake was performed at the jail, and McLemore, who was held in a windowless cell, began to fear food and water.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers claimed that executing him would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Michael Tanzi, 48, is scheduled to be executed April 8 at Florida State Prison for his conviction in the kidnapping and murder of a woman in Miami in 2000.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Beyond its commercial success, the production has generated substantial cultural impact, sparking over 3.8 million social media mentions in the first quarter of 2025 and achieving an 84% Net Sentiment Rate – the highest in its category.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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However, his words were meaningful because Tiger knows how hard the now 5-time major winner has worked to achieve this goal.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Recalls are typically classified by severity, and while not all involve immediate danger, they are carried out as a precaution to protect public health.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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However, a new study from researchers at the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) introduces a new type of entanglement that is carried out by a photon’s angular momentum.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Bring off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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