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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
Sean McDermott’s team, though, is coming off an impressive win against Kansas City and has perhaps the most dangerous ground game in football.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Walsh, coming off by far his best outing of the season in Wednesday’s win over Washington, then remained in the game with starters White, Brown, Minott and Neemias Queta as Boston opened the second quarter with a 14-5 run that cut Orlando’s double-digit lead to four.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Louisville is led by senior quarterback Miller Moss, who spent four years at USC and came off the bench as a freshman in the Trojans’ 24-14 loss to Cal in the 2021 season finale.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays will have high expectations going into next season, coming off a trip to the Fall Classic.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Walsh, coming off by far his best outing of the season in Wednesday’s win over Washington, then remained in the game with starters White, Brown, Minott and Neemias Queta as Boston opened the second quarter with a 14-5 run that cut Orlando’s double-digit lead to four.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Louisville is led by senior quarterback Miller Moss, who spent four years at USC and came off the bench as a freshman in the Trojans’ 24-14 loss to Cal in the 2021 season finale.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
The Blue Jays will have high expectations going into next season, coming off a trip to the Fall Classic.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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When this happens, visibilities frequently drop to one-quarter of a mile or less.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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When that happens, the FAA slows traffic into some airports to ensure safe operations.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eventually, however, the astronaut Dave Bowman succeeds at deactivating HAL, ignoring the computer’s desperate pleas to stop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new mayor will succeed Eric Adams, who was elected in 2021.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Its share price collapsed a few months after going public, losing a third of its value since the start of the year before Monday's news.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The honks of wild Canada geese, for instance, fresh out of the Arctic and now high in the clouds going south, signal a change in seasons for me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Well, one thing that happens near the beginning of We Fell Apart is that Matilda and the three boys take a boat out at night and go over to the wreckage of Beechwood Island.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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While the majority of streaming service price increases go over poorly with customers, this one had a surprising effect.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Most of the strikes occur in the summer, killing 20 people each year, according to the NWS.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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The planetary backspin occurs amidst two Mercury retrogrades — that's right, this transit will add to the intensity.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
7 Nov. 2025
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Delete suspicious messages immediately and never click on links from unknown sources.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The user doesn't have to click on a link or a message.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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