1
as in fulfilled
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 destroyed
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 carried off
The Atletico forward looked in serious distress and was carried off on a stretcher after Janssen’s sliding challenge, for which she was initially booked.
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Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Her voice was half–carried off by the dry wind.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Young was eventually carried off the stage as fans cheered her on.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Social media videos from Globe show cars being carried off by fast-moving, muddy floodwaters, some crashing into poles while large propane tanks are seen strewn across the area.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
She was carried off the stage by medical team staff.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Nothing spoils a Sunday afternoon outside with the family quite like your youngest child being carried off by a horde of maladjusted howler monkeys.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
For Tom—a man easily carried off by obsession, emotion, or reverie—not much ever really dies.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Naturally, all this is carried off with staggering deadpan, with millions in cash in play.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Her voice was half–carried off by the dry wind.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Young was eventually carried off the stage as fans cheered her on.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Social media videos from Globe show cars being carried off by fast-moving, muddy floodwaters, some crashing into poles while large propane tanks are seen strewn across the area.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
She was carried off the stage by medical team staff.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Nothing spoils a Sunday afternoon outside with the family quite like your youngest child being carried off by a horde of maladjusted howler monkeys.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
For Tom—a man easily carried off by obsession, emotion, or reverie—not much ever really dies.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Naturally, all this is carried off with staggering deadpan, with millions in cash in play.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carried off
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The Dodgers’ desire to ride their starting pitching in October and minimize the exposure of their Achilles’ heel (the bullpen) is being fulfilled.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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You’re fulfilled, content and happy.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Civilian infrastructure—roads, sewage, electricity, and municipal services—has been destroyed.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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One police cruiser was destroyed by flames and needed to be towed away from the area, officials said.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting our fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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It has only been accomplished by a few mountaineers since it was first done by American climber Thomas Hornbein.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Islamists were seen as complicit in India’s worst plane hijack in 1999 and the 2008 attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, which killed several Indian citizens, including two senior diplomats.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April that year, an explosion at the facility killed one worker and injured four others, CNN affiliate WSMV reported.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Although the Dodgers’ bullpen performed well to get 10 outs after Glasnow was done.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, for their part, have performed quite well despite their primary offensive engine not firing properly.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As a large crowd watched, Hamas gunmen executed the men with shots to the back of the head.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, a source in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent the attack was carried out by Ukraine.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fifty concrete projects have been carried out from student proposals.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Carried off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carried%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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