brings off

verb

present tense third-person singular of bring off
1
as in fulfills
to carry through (as a process) to completion the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear

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2
as in rescues
to remove from danger or harm had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic

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Recent Examples of brings off But McGuire also brings off-the-books experience that should serve her well at Cascale, whose 300-plus members largely hail from the apparel, footwear and textiles sectors, including brands, retailers, manufacturers, NGOs and academic institutions. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brings off
  1. fulfills
  2. rescues
  3. performs
  4. saves
  5. accomplishes
  6. executes
  7. achieves
  8. does
Verb
  • With Blue in the Face, Koy fulfills a two-special Netflix deal inked in 2023.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the town of Paradise, Montana, a historic hot springs resort quietly fulfills the promise of the town’s idyllic name.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fulfills
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  • Later, Owl and the Interior Ministry abduct Kuro, but Wolf rescues him.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The outfit partners with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, a nonprofit that rescues and adopts out homeless cats and kittens.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rescues
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  • What is particularly clever about the Blue Economy VITAL is that the same thermal infrastructure also performs other heavyweight tasks, including desalination.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Their experiments used three independent quantum routers and a two-layer network to examine how the approach performs on existing hardware.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of performs
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  • That’s the difference between a bill that saves Hollywood and one that saves American filmmaking.
    — Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Kevin Kelly pitched a perfect eighth and Tyler Wells finished for his sixth save after major league saves leader Bryan Baker exited with what the right-hander believed was dehydration after issuing two walks to start the ninth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of saves
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  • If grilling, closing the grill for the final minutes accomplishes the same result.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, the siblings might argue that their duties to the trust include maximizing its value to the benefit of the Buss children and that selling at this time accomplishes such a goal.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of accomplishes
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  • In moderate traffic conditions, BlueCruise executes all of the above smoothly and predictably without requiring driver input.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Assume, further, that management executes well and that the efficiencies are real.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Vandell, as a bar, achieves the same qualities as our best ambitious, rooted restaurants.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Those systems can achieve a 50%-60% yield in the optimal particle size range, while the refractory atomizer typically achieves 10%-20% yield for high-temperature alloys, according to the press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of achieves
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  • So does Frédéric Fontang, who coaches Jiří Lehečka, and Michael Russell, who coaches Taylor Fritz, and Jamie Delgado, who coaches Grigor Dimitrov.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Brings off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20off. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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