Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for come off (as)
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The couple and James’ parents (Andrew Dismukes, Ashley Padilla), while touring a winery, exchange niceties, and everything seems to be going as planned–until Tessa spots the orange tree, and her expression changes immediately.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025 -
The audience, which had presumably seen a lot of drilling, seemed underwhelmed.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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And now, thanks to this contract, Evans can look to build some more permanence in Montreal.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Nauru is not the first country to look to fund climate action by selling passports.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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All three of those Grizzlies defeats were decided in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, but the loss of Jackson will be the one that’s felt the most.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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As for girls in bigger bodies who might have wanted to test out their moves but never felt confident enough to try?—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
4 Mar. 2025
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The comedy series sounds a bit like The Gentlemen on Netflix and looks quite funny.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Politically, the California Governor who proudly led the opposition to President Trump in his first term, debated leading Republicans on Fox News, and purchased advertisements opposing Republican policy in red states, suddenly is sounding a lot different.—
Joel Fox,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Come off (as).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20off%20%28as%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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