pulled off

verb

Definition of pulled offnext
past tense of pull off
as in fulfilled
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 Synonyms for pulled off
  1. fulfilled
  2. accomplished
  3. performed
  4. executed
  5. made
  6. put through
Verb
  • The team also discovered that about 15% of adults fulfilled the criteria for functional iron deficiency, which occurs when the iron in the body is stored away but not readily available for use.
    Lauryn Higgins, Health, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For Landry, who was elected on an anti-crime platform, the law’s passage fulfilled a campaign pledge.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of fulfilled
Verb
  • One that pops up repeatedly is getting from point A to point B, getting things accomplished.
    Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The regular season will be the true test, but the Warriors have accomplished much of their objectives in the preseason.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of accomplished
Verb
  • Latin music icon Marc Anthony performed and executive produced a special segment with salsa great Sergio George to pay homage to the tropical music genre.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The tribute was performed by Reik, Leonel García, Alejandro Fernández, David Bisbal and Carlos Rivera.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of performed
Verb
  • Especially when executed at a large scale of hundreds of code changes, this becomes a management challenge.
    Mike Waas, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Texas nearly executed Roberson in 2016, but the process was halted days before by the state's highest criminal court, which allowed a lower court to conduct an evidentiary hearing.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of executed
Verb
  • Typically, blended scotch whiskies consist of a mix of single malt scotch and grain whisky made from a mash bill of either corn or wheat.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Guns like the Whitworth were made even deadlier when optical sights were introduced during the Crimean War.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of made
Verb
  • What’s more, some new or fully redesigned vehicles may not have yet been put through their paces; ratings are updated on an ongoing basis.
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • To which Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have been forgiven for wondering, as the call was put through: Which president?
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of put through
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pulled off

pulled one's leg

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