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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
Junior guard Jake Lifgren came off the bench to connect on all six of his 3-point attempts and Point Loma Nazarene University connected on a PacWest Tournament record 20 3-point shots Saturday.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Cardinals had hoped to run the football, and Conner was coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Nguyen, a junior, came off the bench to sink two 3-pointers in the fourth.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Askarov was coming off a 31-save performance in the Sharks’ 7-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
The Cardinals had hoped to run the football, and Conner was coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Nguyen, a junior, came off the bench to sink two 3-pointers in the fourth.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Askarov was coming off a 31-save performance in the Sharks’ 7-5 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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Liege police said that the blast outside the synagogue happened in the early hours of Monday morning.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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The number one thing will be what happens with these state lawsuits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Terrorists need both capabilities and intent to succeed.—
Colin P. Clarke,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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Will either of these efforts succeed?—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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So there is room to add more shifts.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Importantly, there was recently a big effort to de-fund Chandra, which would leave humanity without a flagship-class X-ray observatory of any type.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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But of course, a Democratic lawmaker could still go rogue and force a Gonzales expulsion vote on their own.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Collin Sexton came of the bench to score 28 points for the Bulls (26-38), who have lost 16 of 19 after going 23-22 to start the season.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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The deal comes a week after the Swiss company made a firm bid for specialty insurer Beazley Plc and started a $5 billion capital raise to help finance the transaction.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The budget came weeks after Gondongwana said South Africa’s debt is projected to peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, creating room for more infrastructure investment and tax relief.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Councilman Myles Tolliver, D-at large, previously asked who would be responsible for any additional costs if construction goes over budget.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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His free kick went over the wall and past Crepeau to seal the deal at 4-2.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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If the cosmic inflation that occurred prior to the Big Bang arose because certain high-energy conditions were met, then recreating those conditions and those sufficiently high energies could cause a restoration of the inflationary state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Statistical models have shown this scenario could occur with probabilities ranging from 10 to 28 percent depending on candidate consolidation.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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To sign up to get this newsletter delivered every Monday to your inbox, click here.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For more information on Nurture PA, click here or scan the QR code below.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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