1
as in to fulfil
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims
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2
as in to destroy
to deprive of life
pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has
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Recent Examples of carry off
Nuno was pleased with the reaction of his players to what was a challenging moment for them, as Danilo was carried off the pitch and replaced by substitute Ryan Yates.
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Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
The man’s vehicle was carried off a bridge by floodwaters.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
The man’s vehicle was carried off a bridge by floodwaters.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
Downey carries off McNeal’s charm well — courting applause when McNeal delivers showboating, professorial tirades about Shakespeare and Saul Bellow — but struggles to downshift into subtlety.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry off
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In turn, Jod destroyed the Supervisor, shutting down the safety droids and causing a blackout in the city.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Jan. 2025
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The company can now fulfill customer orders from store locations, without the fulfillment center, Kohl's said.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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According to the release, the company in recent years has expanded its ability to fulfill customer orders directly from store locations.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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Those winds have fanned wildfires into destructive infernos across Los Angeles, killing at least 11 and displacing tens of thousands this week.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
12 Jan. 2025
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The medical examiner's office says five of those deaths were in the Palisades Fire, while 11 people were killed in the Eaton Fire.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
12 Jan. 2025
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Trenitalia performed well in the booking experience, reliability and traveler experience categories.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Documents state that the city won the federal grant in April 2023, and Sacramento’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development began soliciting environmental consultants to perform the work in September 2024, almost a year and a half later.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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The projections came as a surprise after the Fed delivered a definitive half-point rate cut in September and messaging that suggested the post-pandemic inflation had been all but slayed.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
8 Jan. 2025
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Indianapolis crime 2024:Brothers slain six days apart among this year's unsolved killings Homicides, shootings and more: How violent was Indianapolis this year?—
Sarah Nelson,
The Indianapolis Star,
31 Dec. 2024
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Beginning in utero, development is a complex series of events that leads to the ability to execute increasingly complex tasks and to control actions and behaviors.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
15 Jan. 2025
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It has been widely reported that the President-elect plans to execute as many as 100 executive orders on a wide variety of issues during his first day in office next Monday.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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And in Europe, grid operators are obliged to achieve 70% cross-zonal capacity by 2025, with varying success.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The president has also not ruled out the idea of using the military to achieve it.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement According to Amika Mota, who worked as a firefighter in California’s Chowchilla prison before her release in 2015, during major fires prisoners do a lot of preventive and protective work, like clearing brush or cutting gaps in the vegetation to slow the spread of flames.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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So our parents have no idea about one of the most important things their children are doing.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20off. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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