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pulled off

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring off manage

WEAK

carry out score score a success secure succeed win

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail lose

Example Sentences

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South El Monte 3, Brentwood 2: South El Monte went on the road and pulled off the upset of Division 6 champion Brentwood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

In Game 1 of the conference finals against Cleveland, the Knicks trailed by 22 in the fourth quarter, and then pulled off the biggest fourth-quarter playoff comeback in 14 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

O'Neill pulled off a feat of escapology that wouldn't have been required had the decision-makers above him not been so slapstick for so long.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Then, somehow, the league’s Braves team of 10- and 11-year-olds pulled off a string of playoff victories no one thought possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Reluctantly I pulled off mine while Betsie rummaged in the wardrobe.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom