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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The 22-year-old Allar wasn't the only Pittsburgh quarterback who seemed to have a handle on McCarthy's offense.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
In her note, the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse seemed most concerned with not being able to give her youngest child the same attention as her first two, ages 3 and 5.

— Michael Casey, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of seemed

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What those founders were building looked very different from the Waubonsee Community College of today.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
A couple in the town raised Fourth Amendment concerns after the device was positioned in a way that looked directly toward their home.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of looked

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Now, two years after her death, Elder's presence is felt on BTS's current world tour thanks to her mom, Jamie Elder, and BTS’ global fandom, known as Army.

— Nidhi Singh, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The Maumelle High student-athlete initially felt something odd when putting the helmet on but continued practicing, Davis said.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of felt

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In the dying stages of the game, Messi hit each post in quick succession and then had a goal ruled out for offside before the full-time whistle sounded.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Unlike other music expert podcasts, this one is stripped of any mansplaining or ego — picture just a bunch of music lovers in a room, sitting by a fire and going deep on how young Bob Weir’s vocals sounded in 1970.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026

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