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as in happening
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 succeeding
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 coming off
Hopefully, spark us here on home ice on this home stand, coming off two losses.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Sullivan would take over a Dolphins franchise coming off a volatile 7-10 regular season and just after the team fired head coach Mike McDaniel as part of a broader organizational reset.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Banda, 32, is coming off his second season with the Dodgers — continuing to appear in a middle-relief role with relative success.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Arlington is chief among the publics looking to supplant the privates, coming off a trip to the Final Four.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Known for roles in The Wire, Remember the Titans, Ant-Man, Southland Tales and more, Harris is coming off roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Netflix’s Forever.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Outside of playing the defending Super Bowl champions coming off a bye week, the Packers must figure out how to replace the offensive production of Tucker Kraft.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Sullivan would take over a Dolphins franchise coming off a volatile 7-10 regular season and just after the team fired head coach Mike McDaniel as part of a broader organizational reset.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Banda, 32, is coming off his second season with the Dodgers — continuing to appear in a middle-relief role with relative success.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Arlington is chief among the publics looking to supplant the privates, coming off a trip to the Final Four.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Springsteen’s coming off a massive E Street Band tour and disappearing into himself.
—Henry Selick, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Known for roles in The Wire, Remember the Titans, Ant-Man, Southland Tales and more, Harris is coming off roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and Netflix’s Forever.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Stocks had been coming off a monthslong hot streak.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Outside of playing the defending Super Bowl champions coming off a bye week, the Packers must figure out how to replace the offensive production of Tucker Kraft.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Businesses owned by people from diverse backgrounds are succeeding, a new report says.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The recall effort against Blain, who is facing felony charges of perjury and bribery, appeared to be succeeding when polls closed.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The analysts, who raised their price target to $206 from $195 and kept their buy rating, said consumers getting tax breaks and inflation coming down should help.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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The cobwebs are coming down, and the twinkle lights are going up!—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That’s when Puff came in, kind of going over the songs and trying to complete them and stuff like that.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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No more going over your lashes repeatedly and risking damage.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The way Easterwood sees it, people don’t think voting in local elections affects them as personally as what’s going on at the White House and at the state level.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Bottom line The most likely scenario moving forward has the Oilers activating Walman this weekend, with Regula possibly going on IR.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the actor didn't think the story of his character on all five of the Netflix series' seasons, Will Byers, and Will's longtime friend, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), had been fully wrapped up going into the final episode.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Young was remarkably efficient, throwing three TD passes of 30-plus yards and going 15-for-20 for 206 yards.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Our tester, Alexandra, spends a lot of time swimming and working out, so a formula that tackles grease and sweat is paramount in her routine.—
Olivia Rose Rushing,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Comeback season is also when the five really hone in on self-care, Yeji emphasizing sleep and working out and Chaeryeong fitting stretches into her rituals.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those injury issues bled into his junior year, with the 6-foot running back going down on the first day of fall camp in late July.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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The vaccination rates for flu, measles, and tetanus are also going down.—
Phillip Reese,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Coming off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coming%20off. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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