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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
The goal came off the scoreboard.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Next up will be a 1-1 Oxford team coming off a win of its own against Bartlett.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Wave are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Portland Thorns, where midfielder Savannah McCaskill scored her first goal of the season in the 56th minute.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Corona del Mar is one of seven undefeated teams in Orange County at this point in the season and is coming off a bye after a 28-21 win over Charter Oak.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Next up will be a 1-1 Oxford team coming off a win of its own against Bartlett.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The Wave are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Portland Thorns, where midfielder Savannah McCaskill scored her first goal of the season in the 56th minute.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
Corona del Mar is one of seven undefeated teams in Orange County at this point in the season and is coming off a bye after a 28-21 win over Charter Oak.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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These real estate pros know what’s actually happening in a specific neighborhood can affect a home’s price, including microtrends that may not be reflected in the broader data.—
Mary Beth Eastman,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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European football governing body UEFA’s allowable loss limit is less than the Premier League’s, so lowering wages has already happened at continental level, and its squad-cost rule is directly targeted at what teams spend on players.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Schmitt was named to succeed Hawley in November 2018.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Apple has succeeded in building an iPhone that is different from older iPhones in a way that is instantly noticeable by a layperson, something the company hasn’t done in a few years.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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There are 4,550 spaces allocated for residents, 2,100 spaces for entertainment center visitors and 390 spaces for store and restaurant patrons.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now there are three locations (the newest in the Berryessa area near BART), and their first stand at Levi’s Stadium.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Harris felt Jill Biden never forgave her for going at Biden hard during the 2019 primary debate.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Their remains went undiscovered for more than a year.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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The production came just in time to help the Angels (72-88) put a serious dent in the Astros’ chances of going to the playoffs.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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But separate from those regulatory filings that emphasize GAAP numbers, companies generally issue their financial results in earnings press releases along with other associated materials, such as slideshow presentations that executives go over on their conference call.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tuesday’s watch party, with the team’s top football exec, should go over well.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Sep. 2025
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After officers arrived, a police shooting occurred, leaving the woman and child dead.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Does that difference, and the fact that one direction has a slightly greater redshift for its objects than the opposite direction, tell us anything about where, all those billions of years ago, the Big Bang actually occurred?—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
26 Sep. 2025
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But right away, something seemed to click.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Type the contact's name and click the search icon.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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