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verb

Definition of drop (off)next
as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually my interest in photography has dropped off over the years

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drop-off

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noun

ˈdräp-ˌȯf How to pronounce drop-off (audio)
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade

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Recent Examples of drop (off)
Noun
Raisel Iglesias is the only other top free agent closer, and there’s a steep drop-off among relievers after setup man Adrian Morejon. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026 Au pairs can provide childcare for up to 45 hours a week and help with family chores such as laundry, dinner and school drop-offs and pick-ups. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026 At the venue, the accessible rideshare drop-off was nearly a mile from the ADA viewing platform. — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026 His restaurant offers free delivery, but only to two drop-off points at the medical campus in order to get food to the workers conveniently. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drop (off)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drop (off)
  1. decrease
  2. reduction
  3. diminish
  4. drop
  5. subside
  6. decline
  7. fall
  8. dent
Verb
  • Arrange turkey pieces on rack, skin side up, and let sit at room temperature up to 2 hours to help decrease the cooking time.
    — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Last but not least is Life Reset (around $18,000), which aims to decrease stress and rebalance the nervous system.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of decrease
Noun
  • This represents an approximately 80% reduction compared with conventional autoregressive decoding.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Thanks to budget neutrality, CMS would simply redirect the reduction in 340B drug payments into higher payments for hospitals’ non-drug outpatient services.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reduction
Verb
  • Except in the extreme, legislators are loath to devalue local autonomy while also prioritizing delivery of state aid to diminish local tax burdens.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • While rain chances will diminish, clouds will hang tough through much of the day, and northeast winds will pick up slightly to 5 to 10 mph.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of diminish
Noun
  • But after five years, that drop didn't translate into saving people from suffering cardiovascular complications.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Acknowledgement of the defensive limitations of certain rotation components could have potentially forestalled the drop to defensive depths.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of drop
Verb
  • The speaker holds up better when handling more, as the distortion subsides when other track elements layer on top of the bass triplets.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As the twitching subsided, the team warden shook Guardado and shouted his name, but there was no response.
    — David Fischer, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of subside
Noun
  • And Musk’s businesses took a hit on Wednesday after already seeing declines in overnight trading.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Consequently, industry experts emphasize that underlying supply tightness remains unchanged, suggesting overnight crude price declines reflect short term market sentiment reactions to election results rather than shifting fundamentals.
    — , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of decline
Verb
  • Gouzer is confident that Nara’s auction record will eventually fall.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Exporters Western Cape, a lobby group, told Ramaphosa before the decision that the province’s exports to the US had already fallen 41% with particularly steep declines in juice, grapes and citrus.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of fall
Noun
  • Becerra played it safe with reporters, sidestepping a question about why his party hadn’t made a bigger dent in California’s affordability crisis after 16 years in the governor’s office.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But our gathering has barely made a dent in the cove’s urchin numbers.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of dent

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