PULLING OFF Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

pulling off

verb

present participle of pull off

as in fulfilling

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 pulling off Probably no one in the world is yet willing to place a bet on Ella Langley or Sienna Spiro pulling off an album win on top of BNA and possible wins for their breakout signature songs, but stranger Cinderella stories have happened. — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 The Tigers travel to Lexington, Kentucky, in Week 6 to take on a Kentucky team that should have plenty of confidence after pulling off a comeback win on the road against South Carolina a week ago. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Democrats, meanwhile, have growing ambitions of pulling off upset victories deep inside Republican territory. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Instead, Ott promptly began his journey home again after pulling off the road. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Similarly, Hull City have spent £20m on Greek No 1 Konstantinos Tzolakis, renowned for, above all else, pulling off excellent saves. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 JSerra transfer Gino Wang made his debut at quarterback for Servite, and the junior signal-caller showed flashes of what could come this season, making multiple incisive passes and pulling off a big 20-yard run on fourth down. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Obviously, the Yankees were happy with the outcome after pulling off a 5-3 win. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 That can lead to structural problems, from drawer fronts pulling off to flimsy drawer bottoms sagging or falling out under the weight of their contents. — Rachel Silva, Martha Stewart, 14 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling off

Verb

The research of Soai, along with that of Kagan, contributed to fulfilling the remaining two criteria, for which the duo received the 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
In August, his wife, Rivka, gave birth to a daughter, fulfilling a promise that Bohbot made to himself in the tunnels to give his 5-year-old son, Reem, a sibling.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfilling

Verb

His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The Crew-12 astronauts were very busy during their nearly 10 months off Earth, performing a variety of maintenance work and dozens of scientific experiments.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

Tykun’s own Bendetta Iovane developed the original concept, with yacht designer Tommaso Spadolini executing the design and naval architect Carlo Bertorello responsible for the hull and structural engineering.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Their playoff success breeds confidence in a group with a penchant for executing in the biggest moments while their opponents have not.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of executing

Verb

That's a big step toward Verstappen achieving his target of avoiding a first winless season since his 2015 rookie year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The auditor would examine whether the program is achieving its goals, how to cut the program’s costs by at least 10% annually and other areas.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieving

Verb

Curtis had a difficult time rebuilding the staff at her clubs on the way out of the pandemic — accomplishing that only with the help of comics who promoted her efforts on their podcasts.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Achievement is much more useful when the person accomplishing it still likes the life waiting afterward.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplishing

Verb

Hasan was convicted of carrying out the attack, which killed 14 people at the Texas military base, including an unborn baby, before a military jury and was sentenced to death in 2013.

— Robert Blankenship, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
The hospital has been placed under quarantine, Mayor Maxim Modin said Friday, no longer admitting or discharging patients, and its laboratory halted carrying out routine tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying out

Verb

Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Crafting the ‘nudge’ As an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon University, Carleton spent two summers working in a Johns Hopkins prostate cancer lab and was surprised to see surgeons making a point to attend the department’s journal club.

— Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
If the waiver is granted, callers would still be limited by certain conditions, including allowing consumers to opt out and making no more than three calls within 30 days to each individual recipient.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026