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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
Luke Kennard came off the bench to give the Lakers 13 points, shooting five for six from the field and three for four from three-point range.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Detroit's Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Daniss Jenkins came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
And that is why the leadership press conference came off as underwhelming.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Five of them came off Bello, who gave up 13 hits and eight runs over three innings of work.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal came off a free kick from Sam Coffey that was sent to Lavelle from Trinity Rodman.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Guessand was taken off in the 66th minute while Mateta, who scored a first-half penalty, came off in the 84th minute.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Daeqwon Plowden came off the bench to score 17 points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Detroit's Duncan Robinson had 17 points, making 5 of 9 3-pointers, and Daniss Jenkins came off the bench to score 14 points, his third straight game in double figures.
—CBS News, 8 May 2026
And that is why the leadership press conference came off as underwhelming.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Five of them came off Bello, who gave up 13 hits and eight runs over three innings of work.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal came off a free kick from Sam Coffey that was sent to Lavelle from Trinity Rodman.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Guessand was taken off in the 66th minute while Mateta, who scored a first-half penalty, came off in the 84th minute.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Daeqwon Plowden came off the bench to score 17 points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
Verb
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Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 7, according to the Tribune’s archives.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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This even happened in Venice, during the couple’s wedding celebrations.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The high-profile dispute presents an early challenge for Disney Chief Executive Josh D’Amaro, who succeeded longtime chief Bob Iger in March.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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He was succeeded by his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, who is considered more of an ideological extremist than his father.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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While tapping away on my laptop, there was another type of tap on my shoulder.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Surely there was a time earlier in your life when your financial picture wasn’t so stable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Then, my daughter went over him fine.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The incident occurred on the Carnival Firenze, which was off the Southern California coast when the female guest went over the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a lower deck, the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In addition, both went on to star in Dancing with the Stars and ultimately be part of the Love Island USA universe as hosts.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Kouza, who owns a Pagani Huayra but opted for a Ferrari 296 for this supercar sortie went on to articulate the consensus of every participant.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
11 May 2026
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Canvas, the learning management system used by UC, Cal State, USC, Stanford and California community colleges, went offline Thursday during finals preparations after a massive cybersecurity breach at Instructure.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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In the Hockomock league, Cheyenne Murray went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three driven in as King Philip took down Canton 15-3.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Poliakoff could not say how much taller because that’s still being worked out.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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The first two haven’t worked out yet.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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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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