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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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)
Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Delivery for people buying a car and pickup or drop-off for those selling.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Combined with its 67 percent domestic drop-off in its second week, things are looking pretty bad.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location or at your county elections office, per the California Secretary of State’s webpage.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
That includes how much time will be spent at each household and who will be in charge of pick-up/drop-off.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Delivery for people buying a car and pickup or drop-off for those selling.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Combined with its 67 percent domestic drop-off in its second week, things are looking pretty bad.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Vote-by-mail ballots can be returned by mail, at a drop-off location or at your county elections office, per the California Secretary of State’s webpage.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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When nighttime temperatures consistently stay below 70°F in the South, the grass growth rate significantly decreases.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, and decreased joint mobility.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Waymo touts its safety record, citing company research saying that compared to a human driver, Waymo vehicles reported a 91% reduction in serious injury crashes, 79% fewer airbag deployments and 80% fewer injury-causing collisions.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the end, the power of the Cheney name was greatly diminished in GOP politics.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The business community is bracing to wake up Wednesday reminded of their diminishing power in their own backyard.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Evidence pointing directly to Avery’s involvement included drops of his blood that were found in Halbach's Toyota RAV4 and her keys, which were found in his bedroom along with his DNA, per the Post-Crescent.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Bitcoin’s price has gone up 700% over the past five years — with plenty of stomach-turning drops along the way — while the S&P 500 is up 110%.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Floods in Cebu City had subsided late on Tuesday but power was still out in many places and telecommunications services were intermittent, a Reuters journalist in Cebu said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the tech wave has since subsided.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Since hip-hop hit a market peak in 2020, it's been a slow decline ever since, the outlet reports.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Blank sailings have only gotten more prevalent as ocean carriers aimed to stop months of declines in freight rates after a softer-than-usual peak shipping season.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The dent was big enough for a Stop Sale on the tomato sauce.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The note that tariffs on Chinese imports, even after the 10-percentage-point cut announced, remain high enough to put a serious dent on import volume.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And King Priam, at great personal risk, shows up with a ransom and falls on his knees and clasps Achilles’ hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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As Semafor previously reported, many inside the magazine were excited by Guiducci’s arrival, believing the old Vanity Fair was moving too slowly, had fallen too far outside the zeitgeist, and had lost some of its sheen.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Drop (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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