as in to fulfill
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 pull off
But the Pistons, winners of three straight coming in, have been remarkably adept at pulling off dramatic rallies.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
Beyonce has historically been very successful at pulling off surprises.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Mukesh and Nita Ambani Mukesh and Nita Ambani were crowned the king and queen of content in India after pulling off an $8.5B deal with Disney to merge their streaming platforms and 100 TV channels.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
The blue aventurine glass though which the sapphire moons hide when showing less than full is both innovative, highly technical to pull off, and visually chill.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
Beyonce has historically been very successful at pulling off surprises.
—Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Mukesh and Nita Ambani Mukesh and Nita Ambani were crowned the king and queen of content in India after pulling off an $8.5B deal with Disney to merge their streaming platforms and 100 TV channels.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
The blue aventurine glass though which the sapphire moons hide when showing less than full is both innovative, highly technical to pull off, and visually chill.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
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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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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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Rod Wave Rod Wave will perform at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of his Last Lap tour on Saturday, January 18.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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With this capability, Schaeffler can perform returnable account matching with the help of machine learning models and automate the matching process by activating line-item matching.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Investigators are probing whether the suspect acted alone or had help from others in planning and executing the attack, Jason Williams, the district attorney of Orleans Parish, which includes New Orleans, told ABC News.Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Tar Heel State has not executed a death row inmate since 2006.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that the medaka males mated an average of 19 times per day, with some only achieving four and others up to 27 times.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Even those who do achieve glory are making the switch.Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 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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Amid the devastating ongoing Palisades Fire, actor Sebastian Harrison did everything possible to escape.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Hackers, suspected to be Russian, carried out more than 85,000 cyberattacks on Romanian election infrastructure as well.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
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The lack of transparency or legal recourse in government decision-making reveals the deeper flaws of centralized governance: policies are developed and carried out with little consultation or explanation, leaving citizens and businesses to navigate the fallout.Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ash trickled down from a gray sky and the smell of smoke lingered in the air Thursday as Angelenos made phone calls to loved ones.Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Effect of Technology on Hunting Opportunity The context for Idaho’s HAT working group is that as technology makes hunters more effective at killing animals, hunting opportunity diminishes.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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By the 15th minute of the opening day game against Bournemouth, the City Ground had to witness Danilo — normally the man with the most permanent smile in the Forest dressing room — being carried off in agony, after suffering a broken ankle.Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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The latter was carried off the court by several security guards.Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pull off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pull%20off. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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