1
as in to fulfil
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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2
as in to destroy
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 carry off
Tatum was carried off the court with 2:58 remaining in Monday night’s game.
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Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Tatum immediately called timeout himself and was carried off the court.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Watkins was carried off the court and taken from the building in a wheelchair for an MRI.
—Jeff Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
In the Sweet 16 matchup against No. 9 Mississippi State that would see Watkins carried off the floor, Howell had 18 points in the team win.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Tatum immediately called timeout himself and was carried off the court.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Watkins was carried off the court and taken from the building in a wheelchair for an MRI.
—Jeff Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
In the Sweet 16 matchup against No. 9 Mississippi State that would see Watkins carried off the floor, Howell had 18 points in the team win.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carry off
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During the week of my embed, the Russian military identified and destroyed a few of the Vampire pilots’ positions.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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Another key feature of algae oil is its high smoke point of 535 degrees—the temperature at which oil begins to break down, release dangerous chemicals, and destroy its nutrients.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
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This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The forecast comes after several devastating hurricanes battered the U.S. last year, including Helene, which killed 241 people across five states in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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At least four people have been killed in the eastern Donetsk region, five in the southern Kherson and Odesa regions, and four in the northern Kharkiv region in the past 24 hours, according to regional officials.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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The subjects could only perform those tasks while wearing the special contact lenses.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2025
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said early Thursday morning that the country remains united with the families of slain embassy staffers in Washington.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 May 2025
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Russo, a 24-year FDNY veteran, had been expecting to retire in a few months when she was slain.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The balancing act is a startling visual and seems almost impossible to achieve in real life.—
James Russell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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Gerry was a terrific public servant who achieved much.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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“Carry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carry%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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