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as in to happen
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 to succeed
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 come off
That the Gershwin came off without a hitch is not surprising: The Philharmonic has this piece in their bones.
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
After chips come off the high-end fabrication lines in the United States, much of the testing, packaging, and assembly will be done in lower-income countries, a system that keeps costs down but preserves production jobs at home.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Sacramento is coming off its first game of the season in which the entire roster was healthy and available with De’Aaron Fox’s comeback from a glute contusion, but that only lasted one game.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
In the years since Trump’s first election in 2016, and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, the wraps have come off.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
After chips come off the high-end fabrication lines in the United States, much of the testing, packaging, and assembly will be done in lower-income countries, a system that keeps costs down but preserves production jobs at home.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Sacramento is coming off its first game of the season in which the entire roster was healthy and available with De’Aaron Fox’s comeback from a glute contusion, but that only lasted one game.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
In the years since Trump’s first election in 2016, and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic, the wraps have come off.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off
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If you're arrested by ICE in Illinois, what happens next?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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And if that happened again that's unacceptable and the American people have the right to know.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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His effort and decision-making paved the way for all players around him to succeed.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
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For wolves to succeed — and for ranchers to at least grow accustomed to them — a shift must occur, a redistribution of the benefits and costs associated with the animals.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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There is, of course, debate over exactly what went so wrong.—
Kevin Fagan,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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There is a banner hanging in that stadium that only one team gets a year.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Click here for a timeline:How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The option was available to her under the MAID Act, which went into effect in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Amazon’s Valentine’s Day gift shop, your perfect present doesn’t have to go over budget; the retailer is filled to the brim with under-$50 finds, from Lego flowers that will outlive any standard bouquet and irresistible chocolates to cozy candles and at-home massagers.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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After going over the blueprints and surveying the ‘hood, the native New Yorker immediately vibed with the ambitious $44 million mega-project.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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An astounding transfer of national wealth from indigenous lands to U.S. banks and corporations occurred.—
Brad Wolf,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a filing to California regulators on Jan. 27, Edison said a fault occurred on the Eagle Rock-Gould line located about five circuit miles away from the area where the fire started and caused an increase of current across the company’s transmission lines.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Also, click here to subscribe to our newsletter, bringing our top stories of the week straight to your inbox.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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As such, a lot of it comes down to design and cost.—
Ryan Waniata,
WIRED,
6 Feb. 2025
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One by one the wolves would come down out of the forest to our left, cross in front of us and walk into the river to our right.—
Stan Tekiela,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Come off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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