PULL OFF Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

pull off

verb

Definition of pull off

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 After the Border War resumed last season, the Jayhawks nearly pulled off an upset in Columbia. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 But pulling off a show of this magnitude is no easy feat, especially when all of the parts are moving quickly. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 Pearson ultimately pulled off a win against Lamar, who has held various offices since 2018 and is known for being the youngest female and African American in the history of the state Senate, the Associated Press and NBC News projected. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 As a smaller team, Barnes said, the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office could not have pulled off an operation of this size without the support of neighboring agencies. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pull off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull off

Verb

But unfortunately, there are more requirements to fulfill, and now, the next hearing is scheduled for late August.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

The Republican nominee also said the work agreements that allow many state employees to perform their jobs remotely need reform as well.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Ogbonnaya, who performs under his first name, will be on the bill; so will No-Fi RPM, a live-mixing series that Curran and Farlee run with collaborators Estevan Medina, Dillon Kelley and Patrick Mitchell.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

The American supermarket, with its endless array of products and innovations like the shopping cart and barcodes, has achieved an almost mythical status around the world.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
A bit geeky and has achieved great things in his career, but could probably walk down the street and not be recognised.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Bobby’s color palette is bizarre, and her idea of a sash that transforms into a shawl scarf is really cool but executed poorly.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Adding a dose of Rosenwald’s no-nonsense business acumen to our current efforts to execute good works would really help.

— Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

For the first time, after decades of brutal Assad rule – by both Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez al-Assad before him - the model of impunity in Syria has been broken, even if the penalty is unlikely to ever be carried out.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
China carried out military drills this month near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.

— Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of carry out

Verb

Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
Howard said that the cuts are designed to help the organization make its operations break even.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026