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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comes off (as)
Verb
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This seems to be the world’s most obvious bait and switch, though.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026 -
While front-running Atlanta remains well ahead in the NL East, Philadelphia's early season funk has passed and momentum seems to be building, which Schwarber is far more concerned about than whatever home-run total is next to his name.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Clad in a plain white shirt, Jim Goodnight, billionaire cofounder and CEO of analytics firm SAS, eases into a leather rolling chair in a Cary, North Carolina, meeting room that looks less like a corner office than a geology exhibit.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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What the traffic ticket scam text looks like At first, the message seems convincing.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Plus, the crisp white colorway feels especially suited for summer use and travel to warmer destinations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Meanwhile, Grogu is still in training, but Luke feels his heart isn't in it.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Verb
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That sounds like—so interesting, right?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There’s also a gleeful sequence where the six members of the virtuosic onstage band swan around in polyester housecoats and peroxide wigs, all representing H’s childhood piano teacher, Doris, a woman who toured with Horowitz and sounds like Foghorn Leghorn with a pack-a-day Virginia Slims habit.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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“Comes off (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comes%20off%20%28as%29. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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