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
And even though Kosmic's trick is functionally impossible to pull off with human reflexes on real hardware, the method shows how the game's seemingly insurmountable kill screen actually can be overcome without modifying the code on an official Donkey Kong arcade board.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
That may be difficult to pull off with no concrete decisions yet on payfors or whether the reconciliation package should be passed via one or two bills.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
No, Swift was not in attendance, but imagine Musburger's potential confusion if the Falcons pulled off that upset.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
The mysterious hacker pulled off the breach by first compromising a third-party contractor for Grubhub that provided support services.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
That may be difficult to pull off with no concrete decisions yet on payfors or whether the reconciliation package should be passed via one or two bills.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
No, Swift was not in attendance, but imagine Musburger's potential confusion if the Falcons pulled off that upset.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025
The mysterious hacker pulled off the breach by first compromising a third-party contractor for Grubhub that provided support services.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off
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Wrestling in the state meet for the first time will fulfill a longtime dream for Kenney (35-7).—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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While not for everyone, this lifestyle allows some workers to fulfill their travel dreams.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg notes how during previous demonstrations, Apple has showed Siri being able to perform personal assistant-style tasks such as quickly locating a user's flight and lunch reservation plans by accessing the iPhone's email and message history.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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Verbruggen performed well, becoming the youngest goalkeeper to play at the tournament for 60 years against Poland in the group stages en route to a 2-1 defeat by England in the semi-finals.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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State police also executed a search warrant for Ivers’ medical records and blood samples.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The early days of Trump's second administration — as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) crew execute a hostile takeover of the federal government's digital infrastructure — are giving Washington a crash course in the importance of system permissions.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the need is dire, going vintage can achieve a brighter future.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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China is targeting landing a pair of astronauts on the moon before 2030 and is already making progress on the various pieces of hardware needed to emulate a feat so far only achieved by the United States, such as the crew spacecraft, lander and a new launch vehicle.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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What is clear is that the offseason is now over, spring training is underway and the Yankees have done nothing to replace Torres.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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But descendants felt the admission was a first step; now, what would the Jesuits do about it?—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Pope jabs Vance, criticizes Trump admin for mass deportations Pope Francis denounced the Trump administration's plan to carry out mass deportations of migrants in a letter to U.S. bishops Tuesday, while appearing to take a direct jab at Vice President JD Vance.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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While large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans agree that the immigration system is broken, as indicated in a recent New York Times/Ipsos poll, Americans disagree on how policies such as deportations should be carried out and on the level of assistance for migrants.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The conventional wisdom in Hollywood is that the technology for making faces seem fully human is five years away.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Harris said that his bill would make it so that those convicted of a crime in a foreign country would be prohibited from gaining asylum.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Exactly six weeks ago, Maxwell Lewis was carried off the court with an ugly-looking leg injury.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of those released appeared frail, including an elderly man on an oxygen tank who had to be carried off one of the buses that arrived in Ramallah.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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