as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
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Recent Examples of fall away
While Apple’s iMessage and Google’s Messages are both fully encrypted, that security falls away when texting cross-platform.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
One example is floors falling away to reveal instant death pits; while some of these make sense contextually (like on a boardwalk that is falling apart), others just feel random.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
Tatis ran 65 feet to grab a two-out double near the right field line and, while falling away from the infield, threw toward home.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In the stadium, Valencia has labored for a while now, but soon Los Che—a grand club falling away on the grass—could drop into the second tier.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
One example is floors falling away to reveal instant death pits; while some of these make sense contextually (like on a boardwalk that is falling apart), others just feel random.
—Scott McRae, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2025
Tatis ran 65 feet to grab a two-out double near the right field line and, while falling away from the infield, threw toward home.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
In the stadium, Valencia has labored for a while now, but soon Los Che—a grand club falling away on the grass—could drop into the second tier.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall away
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The number of Jesuits globally has steadily decreased since the 1960s, when there were more than 36,000.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Apr. 2025
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Whereas a decline in home values diminishes the equity investors might hold in their properties, which limits their ability to leverage assets for additional investments or refinancing opportunities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, a more constrained and domestically focused healthcare agenda is likely to diminish trust in federal health agencies, limit access to culturally competent care and produce a loss of global leadership in health innovation.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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But much of that has subsided now; the Steelers, after all, don’t have a second-round pick and trading up could be out of the question as a result.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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While immediate inflation concerns have subsided, the current administration's aggressive tariff and immigration policies are creating new economic anxieties that could lead to future instability.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Rising bond yields Yields on 10-year Treasury bonds typically fall – and their prices rise - as investors flee stocks for the safe haven of Treasuries during economic slowdowns.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Sales are falling partly due to rising competition from other automakers’ EV offerings, especially in China.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2025
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County officials declined to comment on the civil lawsuit.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The hospital declined to say whether Ikner was one of their patients.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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This shift acknowledges cannabis’s medical potential and eases some research restrictions.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The overall unemployment rate for the working-age population in cities eased slightly to 5.2% in March from a two-year high of 5.4% in February.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2025
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But by the 1940s and ’50s, organ-meat consumption had begun to taper off.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Winds will remain gusty throughout the afternoon, then taper off around sunset.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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