come off

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Recent Examples of come off Officially only for presenters and performers going onstage and winners coming off, a famous smile can go a long way for entry. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 Dave comes off like a human scowl, and requires little of Liu besides completely tamping down any sense of natural charisma the Shang-Chi star has. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 The stock is coming off a strong 2024 that was fueled by enthusiasm over the company’s business in providing electrical infrastructure and industrial products for AI data centers, such as transformers. Pia Singh, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025 McMillian came off the bench to score seven points on 3-of-8 shooting (1-of-6 from 3) in 22 minutes. Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
Verb
  • The harrowing incident happened amid the ongoing drama between Bhad Babie, 21, and Alabama Barker — daughter of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Some already have The what happened: ’ Democratic Response to Trump Shows a Party Divided on How to Resist Him The L.A. Times special: California farmers backed Trump.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Its power plant was succeeded by the 4.2-liter engine, coupled with a (finally) all-synchro four-speed gearbox, which together, brought the E-Type up to date by 1965.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Smaller powers can, through the intelligent application of attrition, succeed in advancing their own goals.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If there are issues or delays in receiving aid, students should be persistent in following up to ensure that their applications are processed correctly.
    Scott White, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • During the same two-day period, there were also 10-figure declines in the net worths of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (-$5.83 billion), LVMH owner Bernard Arnault (-$5.3 billion) Uniqlo CEO Tadashi Yanai (-$1.7 billion), and SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner (-$1.5 billion).
    Karen K. Ho for ARTnews, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Trump himself has gone all in on the crypto industry of late—even releasing his own memecoin, $TRUMP.
    Ben Walsh, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The Vikings went undefeated in the DuKane Conference and won a regional title.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Trish and Tiffany should go over as WWE gives the fans at Rogers Centre a treat.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The jumping could come in handy for tasks such as traversing gaps, going over obstacles, or even hitting lighter obstacles to move them out of its way.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2025
  • When this occurs, the face of the film’s petite, yet unruly namesake morphs into Ao Bing’s more delicate facial features while in the same body.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • With a popgun offence, the defensive seams showing and a work rate that has clicked in and out all season, the club determined that something had to be done.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The pieces of its plot are often left floating in mid-air until their function clicks into place, via either explanation or overt symbolism.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The direction of the market might all come down to the mercurial musings of President Trump.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Austin points the way for New York, where supply is so tight, rental vacancy rates are an unheard-of 1.4%: produce more places for people to live — all types, for people at all income levels — and rents will slow their growth or even start to come down.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025

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