fall for

phrase

Synonyms of fall fornext
1
: to fall in love with
He fell for her the moment he saw her.
2
: to become a victim of
fell for the trick

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As a result, reported rat sightings have fallen for 18 months straight. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Written by Power and Daniel Sweren-Becker, Love Love follows a struggling tennis phenom who falls for a charismatic local ball boy at the US Open. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 The July event at Tennessee was the first of 58 such NIL media days planned this fall for Learfield partner schools involving approximately 1,500 athletes. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The number of murders in Washington fell for the third consecutive year. Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fall for

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“Fall for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fall%20for. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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