fall in
verb
fell in; fallen in; falling in; falls in
1
: to sink inward
the roof fell in
2
: to take one's proper place in a military formation
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Middle-aged groups fell in between, with 42 percent of 30–44-year-olds and 48 percent of 45–64-year-olds believing they would be taken up.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Audiences watched Davis fall in and out of love and turn from high school cheerleader to business woman, spanning the course of the show's nine seasons.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The equinox marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Hannah Poukish
september 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
It's manufactured by a British startup of the same name, and will debut this fall in Canyon's Deflectr RLS helmet.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Audiences watched Davis fall in and out of love and turn from high school cheerleader to business woman, spanning the course of the show's nine seasons.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
The equinox marks the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Hannah Poukish
september 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
It's manufactured by a British startup of the same name, and will debut this fall in Canyon's Deflectr RLS helmet.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Fall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20in. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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