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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
And still, these poor behemoths came off as little more than an afterthought, thunderous, costly background noise for the movies’ boring human stars.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 2025
By exercising the early-termination option, Robinson would immediately become an unrestricted free agent and his $19.9 million salary for this upcoming season would come off the Heat’s books.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
In an industrial park outside Munich, a worker completes a series of tests on a drone that has just come off the assembly line at Quantum Systems.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 28 June 2025
Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 2025
By exercising the early-termination option, Robinson would immediately become an unrestricted free agent and his $19.9 million salary for this upcoming season would come off the Heat’s books.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
In an industrial park outside Munich, a worker completes a series of tests on a drone that has just come off the assembly line at Quantum Systems.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 28 June 2025
Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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The compression of the NBA Finals, draft and free agency cycles into a two-week sip from the firehose unfortunately necessitates that moves like this happen now.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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But there are times where, for some reason, things don’t happen.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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But in recent decades, new political elites and business groups have succeeded in pushing a pro-growth agenda.—
Yuen Foong Khong,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Ultimately, these brands succeed in the #boybathroom ecosystem not despite their similarity, but because of it.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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There was a lot of CGI involved to add the sense of height, as well as have the rope.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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While there are concerns that human rights issues are not center stage in this agreement, there is little leverage the U.S. has in the region for societal change.—
Saleem H. Ali,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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As the story goes, Jackson Pollock stepped onto a canvas in 1947, drizzled some paint here and there, and God reached a bony finger down from the heavens and pressed it upon the scale of art history, tilting it from Europe to the United States.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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However, this didn’t go over well with her partner’s mom.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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The umpires immediately cautioned both benches, which didn’t go over well with Marlins manager Clayton McCullough, who disputed the decision and was ejected.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Preliminary information indicates that the shooting occurred after a dispute between two acquaintances, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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These moments all occur at different times, and the law doesn’t indicate which one, if any, counts.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 June 2025
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There is no need to enter a code, as clicking the link will automatically give you the offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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It’s brought to life with a stunning pixelated art style inspired by point and click titles such as Day of the Tentacle and Darkside Detective.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Baggio too was a doubt and gave his all to make the difference against Brazil in a final that, perhaps unsurprisingly given the conditions, came down to a shootout.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Or, come July 9, tariff policy could just come down to picking a number out of a hat.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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