Thesaurus results for CAME OFF (AS)

came off (as)

verb

past tense of come off (as)

as in seemed

to give the impression of being she is an intelligent debater, but she can sometimes come off as arrogant

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In my view, the Sentinel seemed to base this on Culver’s suspension from office as the one and only factor.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Her human slogan machine rap seemed more like a complement to JT’s malleable traditionalism rather than the other way around.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of seemed

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MacMahon transformed Ramanujan’s formulas into two kinds of partitions that looked nothing alike, but whose counts always came out identical.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
The winless Heat looked determined to get its first victory of the season, playing with aggressiveness and force on Wednesday.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of looked

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The display recognizes a fear that has lingered in immigrant families, and a loss felt far beyond them.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Still, Flávio Bolsonaro presented a stark choice that for many environmentalists felt would put the Amazon and Brazil's overall environmental protections at risk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of felt

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Kane’s son, Patrick, and Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat’s son, Archie, sounded the horn together before puck drop.

— Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
His other weapon was his voice, at once coldly precise and dangerously soft; never before had Malkovich’s distinctly odd cadences sounded so menacing.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

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