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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
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There’s a thin line between being forthright and coming off as confrontational.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Wheeler is coming off a torn ACL and has never played a regular-season snap of NFL football.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
In our view, this was to be expected coming off a strong content slate (Squid Game, The Night Agent, NFL).
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Trey Lyles came off the bench to post 22 points and six rebounds.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Wheeler is coming off a torn ACL and has never played a regular-season snap of NFL football.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
In our view, this was to be expected coming off a strong content slate (Squid Game, The Night Agent, NFL).
—Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Trey Lyles came off the bench to post 22 points and six rebounds.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
Verb
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What’s happening is a homogeny of deal-making and how deals are done because of the streamers.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The incident with Lauren had understandably raised questions on whether Weezer’s set would still happen.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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The endeavor succeeded and eventually became known as Shift4.—
Wendy Whitman Cobb,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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But El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence succeeded in large part because the country’s police had spent years carefully amassing legal evidence.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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There were a couple of Palm Beach restaurants added to the Bib Gourmand list, too: aioli and Palm Beach Meats, both from West Palm Beach.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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His scorecard was spectacular in the early going with six consecutive threes marked on his scorecard.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the Knicks went 0-10 against the league’s top three teams (the Celtics, Cavaliers and Thunder).—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In closed session a month before a personnel vote, board members go over personnel issues with CPS’ legal staff — what has been recommended and how the employee got to this point in the termination process.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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Multiple fighters went over to acknowledge Trump after their events had ended.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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These fast-moving, Mid-Atlantic hurricanes seem to occur every 40 years or so, with 2003, 1933, 1896, 1893, and 1878 all being examples.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Recently, neurologists have set out to find the part of the brain where this change in perception occurs.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The trigger and bumper on the right Joy-Con 2 felt like clicking the left and right mouse buttons, and the controller slid smoothly.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like most comedies, North of North takes a few episodes to click into its fullest potential.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the quality of having enough career resilience to bounce back and hardly feel the impact comes down to several factors, a few of which will be addressed below.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The whole family, including two dogs, came down to Boise for the legislative session.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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