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as in to happen
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in to succeed
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of come off
Canada is coming off a loss in a shootout against the Ivory Coast last week.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Jonathan Cannon is coming off a professional career-high 162 innings in 2024 — 124 1/3 with the Sox and 37 2/3 at Triple-A Charlotte.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
McCarthy was also coming off a national title at Michigan, which carries a significant national following.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 June 2025
The younger Wynn is coming off a junior season in which the Valiants switched to using four receivers to take advantage of his athleticism.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Jonathan Cannon is coming off a professional career-high 162 innings in 2024 — 124 1/3 with the Sox and 37 2/3 at Triple-A Charlotte.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
McCarthy was also coming off a national title at Michigan, which carries a significant national following.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 June 2025
The younger Wynn is coming off a junior season in which the Valiants switched to using four receivers to take advantage of his athleticism.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
Verb
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But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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These sound like science-fiction scenarios, but these were conversations that were happening quietly around dinner tables.—
Frank Langfitt,
NPR,
22 June 2025
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She was immediately succeeded by her eldest son, Charles, 76.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Platforms succeed when others can build confidently without needing to ask for help every time.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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After Camelot, before the brain worms, there was a stylish, tragic Kennedy love story that briefly captured the entire world’s attention.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
16 June 2025
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That vertical been enormously successful for iHeart, for Charlamagne and the talent associated with Black Effect.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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There was also a time when Spike and Isla (Comer) are hiding on the ground from an explosion that’s going over their heads — that was really exciting!—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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Sacramento Regional Transit does not have a bus that goes over that section of Walerga.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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The most hazardous conditions are expected to occur between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., according to NWS.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2025
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In those scenes, Tannahill’s writing can be careful to a fault, with George and Dev spouting dialogue that may well be reprinted from a gender-studies thesis or transcribed from an argument occurring in Bushwick right now.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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It’s brought to life with a stunning pixelated art style inspired by point and click titles such as Day of the Tentacle and Darkside Detective.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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There is no need to enter a code, as clicking the link will automatically give you the offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and a former Fed economist, said that the projections show that policymakers do expect inflation to come down in 2026 and 2027, with the tariffs having just a temporary impact.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2025
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In the president’s view, interest rates should come down because inflation has not increased.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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