Overcome
Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
Pull off and overcome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pull off" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
Pull off
Pull off verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
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Synonyms for Pull off
Both terms in one sentence
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Overcome by lust, they pull off their helmets and begin snogging.
Source: Impossible Theft -
Just making something mindblowingly scary and showing it in all its well-lit horrific glory — the hardest to pull off, as it risks highlighting even minor Special Effects Failures and Conspicuous CGI unless done superbly, and often has to overcome the lack of menacing atmosphere.
Source: Rule of Scary
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