come off

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Recent Examples of come off Now Warning To All iPhone Users When Honesty Crosses the Line There’s a thin line between being forthright and coming off as confrontational. Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Wheeler is coming off a torn ACL and has never played a regular-season snap of NFL football. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025 In our view, this was to be expected coming off a strong content slate (Squid Game, The Night Agent, NFL). Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025 Trey Lyles came off the bench to post 22 points and six rebounds. Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for come off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
Verb
  • While most accounts suggest White Parties were free of criminal activities, other plaintiffs contend their abuse happened at these elite gatherings.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • This happened somewhere between 5 BBY and 2 BBY (so right about when Andor takes place).
    James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Durbin’s decision to leave kickstarts what is expected to be a competitive primary among Illinois Democrats who are looking to succeed him.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • No one in the last 25 years had those measurements or shorter and succeeded long term at left tackle.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • There are two ways to watch the series through Fubo or Peacock.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • And for investors willing to look beyond the political theater, there is absolutely a way forward – possibly an even more lucrative one.
    Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And then, all of the sudden, the girlfriend’s gone.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Louisiana Louisiana’s law went into effect Jan. 1 requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, but the state hasn't issued guidance on what documentation residents need.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Super Micro will go over the results with analysts on a conference call at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 6. — CNBC’s Ari Levy contributed to this report.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In a recent edition of AI Daily Brief, Nathaniel Whittemore goes over an essay by Gian Segato about new kinds of companies that will leverage technology in specific ways.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No real violence occurred during the entirely unnecessary affair, nor was anyone ejected.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
  • The shooting occurred after the resident, 79, got into a verbal and physical fight with the 29-year-old man, resulting in the resident firing his gun, according to an Elgin Police Department news release posted on Facebook.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • What are Chase Ultimate Rewards points worth? For rates and fees of The Platinum Card® from American Express, click here.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Just a few chapters in, everything clicked into place.
    Terri Peters, Parents, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Activity will be bolstered if interest rates come down and the trade wars calm down, likely bringing several sports tech companies to consider an IPO later this year.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025
  • But as written and directed by Joel Souza, the tale the film is telling comes down to Rust and Lucas stopping at one place and then another, never settling in long enough to have those places mean much; the posse will then show up at those same settings.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 May 2025

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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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