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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
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.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Fort Worth Arlington Heights took the field at Clark Stadium Thursday night, coming off a 60-0 win over Everman.
—Isabel Reyes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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
Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Last week, in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup) final against Benfica, Catamo started, with Quenda coming off the bench.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Leiter, meanwhile, is coming off a leg fracture.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Fort Worth Arlington Heights took the field at Clark Stadium Thursday night, coming off a 60-0 win over Everman.
—Isabel Reyes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 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
Silva is coming off a dominant performance at UFC 314, submitting Bryce Mitchell in the second round.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Last week, in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira (Portuguese Super Cup) final against Benfica, Catamo started, with Quenda coming off the bench.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Leiter, meanwhile, is coming off a leg fracture.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coming off
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After the mysterious deaths of the two diamondback rattlesnakes, Cardwell dug up temperature data from a 20-year-old study in the Mojave Desert to help develop a mathematical model for measuring what might be happening inside the desert burrows.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kehl went unit to unit checking for unlocked doors before happening upon the Ferrell’s condo on the 34th floor, police say.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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The school opened with just 53 students and was launched and run by experienced teachers looking to create an alternative for students who were not succeeding in a traditional setting.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of 20 hours, mission operators attempted to force-realign JUICE's medium-gain antenna, succeeding after their sixth transmission.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 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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Quarterback play was the headline both going into the game and now after, though the specifics have changed.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
29 Aug. 2025
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More than 30 nations have suspended some parcel shipments to the United States in preparation of new tariff rules going into effect this week.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 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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On August 20, ESPN reported that the WNBA superstar suffered another minor injury while working out.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Johnson then hewed to talking points about crime rates in Chicago going down.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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When going down, the lineup suddenly becomes over-aggressive in an effort to make something happen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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