CARRIES OFF Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

carries off

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry off

as in fulfills

to carry through (as a process) to completion the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims

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as in destroys

to deprive of life pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

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Recent Examples of carries off These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025

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The Chair44 discovery, on the other hand, fulfills a decades-long quest to find a strong example.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfills

Verb

Unlike a measurement that absorbs or destroys the photons, this method can extract information while preserving the photons themselves.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Raking or shredding those leaves destroys the next generation.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of destroys

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While Motor Decide helps identify the best motor technology pathway, Motor AI performs the detailed motor design work needed to bring those concepts to life, according to a press release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Narges also performs the majority of her own stunts across the series.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of performs

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Russian barrage kills a 21-year-old woman The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other crucial energy facilities, depriving more than half a million people of electricity, heat and running water, Zelensky said on social media.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
How to make a watch party interactive Dead air during commercials kills the mood fast.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

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By avoiding a price cut, this option maintains the value of your property and nearby residences but still accomplishes your goal of bringing would-be buyers to your place.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
After all, the brain evidently accomplishes this task far more efficiently than transformers do.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of accomplishes

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With career-defining performances from Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins, this movie still absolutely slays 35 years after it was released.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
When his friend Richard (Leo Suter) slays Beatrice’s husband as well, the two come up with a scheme to marry the sisters and take over their property.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of slays

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With the season’s final two episodes not provided to critics, there’s no way to say yet whether The Lowdown achieves that mythical outcome of all mystery seasons, the Finale That Pulls It All Together.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
The mill achieves this hand feel through fiber selection and construction, rather than applied as a chemical treatment that wears off over time.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of achieves

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TensorFlow Lite, a Google software tool, executes movements, including walking and recovery, using data from the phone’s internal sensors a few times per second.

— muskanbhatia, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Teams built one system that both decides what to do and executes it.

— Alex Salazar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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