comes off

verb

Definition of comes offnext
present tense third-person singular of come off
1
as in happens
to take place couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years

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2
as in succeeds
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 Synonyms for comes off
  1. happens
  2. succeeds
  3. goes
Verb
  • One group hypothesizes that the sensation happens after decreasing blood pressure and muscle tissue relaxation causes your brain to misfire and briefly enter a panic mode.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • And sometimes that’s not what happens.
    Variety, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of happens
Verb
  • If Epic succeeds, then Disney will succeed as well.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Executives agreed to forgo their annual bonuses for 2025 unless their turnaround plan succeeds.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of succeeds
Verb
  • As the story goes, Elvis Presley and his new bride Priscilla had originally planned on getting married in what was known then as the House of Tomorrow in the spring of 1967.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
  • As far as the mechanics of the x-ray specs project goes, what the pair of hackers have confirmed is that all five technologies used are new but readily available.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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