Thesaurus results for CAME OFF (AS)

came off (as)

verb

past tense of come off (as)

as in seemed

to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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On Wednesday, the evening before they were set to dock, the mood seemed far more jovial aboard the ship; sailors were chatting and laughing, some were running a 5K around a deck now free of aircraft.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
The path to closing the merger was often a rocky one and at times seemed likely to derail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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Something may have looked manageable until real life entered the picture.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
Teenagers and young adults were arriving with sudden-onset, elaborate tic-like behaviors that looked little like the syndrome psychiatrist Kirsten Müller-Vahl had spent decades treating.

— Nebyou Belay, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of looked

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The rooms are beautifully laid out and share the peacefulness felt throughout the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Our target consumer is anyone who is tired of endless scrolling, has ever felt that conventional recommendations don’t quite understand them, or finds today’s personalization systems too opaque or even a little creepy.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of felt

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The Marlins had McMullen and Sielaff switch roles for a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates in August, and the team was impressed by how McMullen sounded on television.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Boos sounded as the opposition, the Minnesota Lynx, took the court.

— Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

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