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as in happened
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 succeeded
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 came off
The goal came off the scoreboard.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Low, ominous bass riffs giving way to a distorted wail of electric guitar signaled that this was the juncture in American history when the gloves came off and the real ass-kicking began.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Warmth came off of him, and also the sense of someone inside watching from a few rows back.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The Englishman got the nod from his international manager Thomas Tuchel against Andorra and came off the bench to score a penalty against Serbia.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His late blast came off Tigers reliever Tyler Holton as pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert, who drew a walk before the home run, scored on the play.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Dalton Rushing came off the bench to pinch-hit and bounced a ground ball to Arraez at first.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Tina Charles had 21 points while Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score 10 points and grab five rebounds in a revenge game against the team that traded her earlier this season.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Our tester’s facial hair came off quickly with just a single pass.
—Jennifer Chan, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Low, ominous bass riffs giving way to a distorted wail of electric guitar signaled that this was the juncture in American history when the gloves came off and the real ass-kicking began.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Warmth came off of him, and also the sense of someone inside watching from a few rows back.
—Tom Piazza
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
The Englishman got the nod from his international manager Thomas Tuchel against Andorra and came off the bench to score a penalty against Serbia.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
His late blast came off Tigers reliever Tyler Holton as pinch-hitter Tyler Tolbert, who drew a walk before the home run, scored on the play.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2025
Dalton Rushing came off the bench to pinch-hit and bounced a ground ball to Arraez at first.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Tina Charles had 21 points while Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score 10 points and grab five rebounds in a revenge game against the team that traded her earlier this season.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Our tester’s facial hair came off quickly with just a single pass.
—Jennifer Chan, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
Verb
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The suit alleged that Carr threatened Fitzwater to not say anything about what happened in the office to anyone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Hall allegedly told officers what happened was an accident, but has not admitted to discharging a firearm, according to court documents.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
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Lefevre will be succeeded on an interim basis by Ningyu Chen, previously SVP of global experience technology for the coffee giant.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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His hoax succeeded beyond his wildest dreams.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to its website, there was a buzz about Dave’s from the start.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even though there was a collection of quarterbacks to start games between the Bernie Kosar era and the 1996 relocation, this is where the quarterback wilderness count usually begins.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the money pot would diminish for every speech that went over the 45-second allotted time for the Emmy recipients.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The truck first hit an SUV but went over it and slammed into the back of a motorcoach.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bill Clark, Evan's father, confirmed to The Republic on June 3 that the teens went on the trip.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The heated confrontation as caught on video, which went viral on social media.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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While hundreds of people who were arrested went free without charge during that turbulent year, prosecutors are now pointing to those past protests in a warning to people who hope to send a message about ICE.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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