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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
Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Wildcats are coming off a conference title and FCS playoff appearance, but Abilene Christian already lost to Tulsa 35-7 this season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The Eagles feature multiple All-Pro linemen, two dangerous receivers, an all-world running back and a quarterback coming off a masterful Super Bowl performance.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker, who is coming off the Venice Film Festival premiere of his latest monster fantasy, Frankenstein, will be getting a 12-movie retrospective from the biggest genre film festival in the country that will showcase his three decades of bringing fantasy, dreams and nightmares to the screen.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If last year’s acquisition of quarterback transfer and eventual superstar Ward quickly turned Miami into a contender, Beck’s Sunday performance offered evidence that his throwing elbow was strong enough to overcome a vaunted Irish program coming off a loss to Ohio State in the national title game.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Both teams are coming off disappointing defeats.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
The Wildcats are coming off a conference title and FCS playoff appearance, but Abilene Christian already lost to Tulsa 35-7 this season.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
The Eagles feature multiple All-Pro linemen, two dangerous receivers, an all-world running back and a quarterback coming off a masterful Super Bowl performance.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
The filmmaker, who is coming off the Venice Film Festival premiere of his latest monster fantasy, Frankenstein, will be getting a 12-movie retrospective from the biggest genre film festival in the country that will showcase his three decades of bringing fantasy, dreams and nightmares to the screen.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
If last year’s acquisition of quarterback transfer and eventual superstar Ward quickly turned Miami into a contender, Beck’s Sunday performance offered evidence that his throwing elbow was strong enough to overcome a vaunted Irish program coming off a loss to Ohio State in the national title game.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off
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Killings related to domestic violence are making headlines and families and friends of the victims are speaking out in an effort to bring awareness to these incidents that are happening too frequently.—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Operations need help figuring out what’s happening within an environment.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Currently Kering’s deputy CEO in charge of brand development, Bellettini was seated next to Cantino at a press briefing in March when Demna, the Georgian designer who had revved up Balenciaga, was revealed as Gucci’s next creative director, succeeding Sabato De Sarno.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lagarde has herself been president of the European Central Bank since 2019, succeeding Draghi.—
David Doty,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Now, the walls are coming down.—
Charles Morey,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The feeling on Wall Street is that this implies higher inflation is coming down the pipeline.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Over the last five years, the Wisconsin State Patrol gave out over 1,000 tickets every year for drivers going over 100 miles per hour.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Basically, going over there and meeting him, meeting his wife, Judith Thurman was best friends with them, and was also the godmother to the son that Baldwin was godfather too.—
Fiction Non Fiction
August 21,
Literary Hub,
21 Aug. 2025
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Instagram is a good place to check up with Jeff Bezos’ new wife and at least get an idea of what’s going on in her life.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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After reaching the playoffs for the seventh consecutive time last year, the Braves entered this season with high hopes of getting some star players back healthy and going on a deep postseason run once again.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Atlantic basin may have been quiet going into the peak of hurricane season, but a new storm is expected to develop in the region in the coming days.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Untick this box to stop the process going ahead.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Research shows that new experiences—like stepping outside and encountering a new environment while working out—trigger the brain's reward system.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Things have a way of working out no matter where Stevens plays.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hood offered an olive branch to Equity last week to co-operate on the issue but Equity is instead going down the appeals route.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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A lot of people are making significantly more money doing their own thing than going down the traditional studio route.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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