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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
Miami is coming off a 10-3 season that started promising but ended with two late-season losses, which cost UM a shot at an ACC title and a College Football Playoff berth.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Early in the game, James came off a screen with Cooper trailing and arriving too late, giving James just enough time to launch a jumper that settled into the net.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Major potential UFAs like Mikko Rantanen and Leon Draisaitl came off the board months ago.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The Thunder are coming off an NBA championship boasting one of the best financial situations in the league.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Early in the game, James came off a screen with Cooper trailing and arriving too late, giving James just enough time to launch a jumper that settled into the net.
—Broderick Turner
follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Major potential UFAs like Mikko Rantanen and Leon Draisaitl came off the board months ago.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The Thunder are coming off an NBA championship boasting one of the best financial situations in the league.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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There was a fan-cast that happened that same day, and the first person to post something, their fan cast was me.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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Nothing that happened in the meeting between Jaishankar and Wang Yi changes this larger reality.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Xiaomi has succeeded, while Apple barely got off the ground.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Smith succeeds former Maryland athletic director Damon Evans, who departed for SMU in March after a simmering conflict with former head men’s basketball coach Kevin Willard came to a head during the Terrapins’ NCAA Tournament run last season.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
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There are plenty of reasons to pick up gardening as a hobby, from connecting with nature and soaking up vitamin D to reducing stress and improving cardiovascular health (weeding is no joke).—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 July 2025
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But don’t worry, there are plenty of upscale touches to ensure a remarkable stay.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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The action by the state legislature, set to go into effect in 2026, has already led Scott to completely reshape the business model of what has been 7 Point Farm and Apothecary, formerly in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road.—
Maria Leontaras,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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Yet analysts, employees and even the company have said Target faces issues that go well beyond the economy.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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So many contemporary references that went over my head.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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So much so that some of its significance may have gone over the heads of those casually tuning in online or even attending in person.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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What can be said, and quite definitively, is that, in a warming world, flooding of the sort that occurred in Texas will be more common.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Around 25 million lightning strikes occur in the United States every year, with most taking place during the summer months.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
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To log in, click here. SubscribeSign in SubscribeLog in RevContent Feed Most Popular More in Politics Trump urged supporters to see conspiracies everywhere.—
Gabriella Fine,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2025
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The graphical user interface, which Apple popularized, adapted that file-and-folder paradigm into an abstraction of a desktop, where users would click and move those files around.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Much of their success came down to the sale of a single product: the Pro-Line Curly Kit, also known as the at-home Jheri curl.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
11 July 2025
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The high court’s ruling has been expected inside the administration for weeks now; multiple agencies are gearing up to proceed with further cutbacks once that decision came down.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
10 July 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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