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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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Instead, the company bucked Wall Street norms, pulled off the biggest IPO ever and raised $75 billion, according to a regulatory filing, while orchestrating a successful first day as a publicly traded company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

Then, in the game’s last 11 seconds, Knicks forward OG Anunoby pulled off a whirlwind sequence that will live forever in New York’s sports mythology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

NBA legend Charles Barkley branded the San Antonio Spurs "the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilisation" after the New York Knicks pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

That’s where, in a quarterfinal match against England at the 1986 World Cup, Maradona pulled off two of the most inexplicable moments in soccer history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I woke up with my head against the window and pulled off the headphones.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen