COMING OFF (AS) Synonyms: 16 Similar Words

coming off (as)

verb

present participle of come off (as)

as in seeming

to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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The simple-seeming request turned into an arduous task that would require scores of emails, multiple phone calls with Epic employees, a flight to Las Vegas, and a software update.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Such seeming futility has bred disillusionment among some of the student body.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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Depending on the machine and settings, that material ends up in a purge tower built alongside the print, or in a collection of little plastic doll's-house-looking spaghetti balls, affectionately known as printer poop.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Yet his next leadership election is looking smooth compared with the past couple of bouts to lead the Senate GOP.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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When the researchers ran the study again and asked about mental well-being, students reported feeling better in the phone’s absence.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
From accessing their money to ordering a taxi or takeout, millions of Russians were feeling the impact of Ukrainian strikes on the data centers of the country’s internet giant Yandex in their daily life.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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At the same time, Harris, closer in age to his part than the women, moves and sounds like the old cowboys, with an affecting note of sorrow — the lion dying, and dying with regrets — sounding throughout his performance.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Both are sounding the alarm about the rush to finalize TDT funding.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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