came off

verb

past tense of come off
1
as in happened
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 succeeded
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 came off Landrew came off the bench for the first time this preseason and used his physicality to get to the basket for a pair of layups in the first half while Oskar Giltay battled with 7-foot-4 Daniel Jacobsen down low. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 The senior midfielder came off the bench to score twice, lifting Lemont to a dominant 6-0 win over Hinsdale South in a Class 2A Chicago U-High Sectional semifinal. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The Steelers-Saints game on Sunday came off all right, despite French unrest. — Jim Geraghty, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026 After the Kings had pinned Edmonton in its own end for nearly two full shifts late in the first period, McDavid came off the bench, accepted Ty Emberson's pass at the blue line in stride and scored his fourth goal. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The gloves came off in the final debate between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman this week, with the two candidates trading verbal blows over public safety, the Palisades fire and the fate of Police Chief Jim McDonnell. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Allen was an extremely talented college basketball player who came off the bench as a freshman and scored 16 key points for Duke in its 2015 national championship win over Wisconsin. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026 Micah Gilbert almost never came off the field and posted modest numbers (three catches, 34 yards). — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In 2003, as the Angels came off an improbable World Series win in 2002, Moreno bought the team for about $185 million. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
  1. happened
  2. succeeded
  3. was
  4. went over
  5. went on
  6. went
  7. came
  8. worked out
Verb
  • That, however, never happened and an attorney eventually petitioned for his release.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • His death happened two weeks after his release tour for High, Lonesome and Then Some was canceled following Snider’s involvement in a still-unclear incident in Salt Lake City that landed him in a hospital and in jail.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his Cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.
    — Eléonore Hughes, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeeded
Verb
  • There was a single massive cheer from the home crowd in the fourth quarter, however.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike other modern culinary festivals, there was no peeking behind the curtain, because, in fact, there is no curtain.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • The next day, the committee hashed over Zuckerberg’s stance and went over Meta’s analyst coverage and commentary, and the tightening of credit conditions for hyperscalers.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Bananas, who are a little bit like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, only with more flair, played in front of more than 2 million fans in 2025 and went over 3 million this year, including that six-figure crowd in College Station.
    — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of went over
Verb
  • The other time was in 2007-07, when Florida went on to win a national title.
    — Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Kentucky went on a 12-1 run in overtime to cruise to the victory.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of went on
Verb
  • The company generated $70 billion in free cash flow in the first half of this year, while AMD totaled just over $4 billion and Google parent Alphabet went cash flow negative in the second quarter to fund its buildout.
    — Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Napoli went ahead again in the 83rd minute thanks to a second from McTominay — who also scored twice in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Bodø/Glimt in the Champions League.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Definition of came
Verb
  • Joining the Chiefs’ practice squad According to McDowell, the Chiefs also worked out kickers Ben Sauls and Harrison Mevis this week before ultimately deciding to sign Tucker.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Tucker worked out for the Jets before this season but did not sign with them.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of worked out

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