as in dead
no longer living
let's take a moment to remember our fallen comrades
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as in stumbled
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice
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as in collapsed
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment
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as in plunged
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
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as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over
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as in sunk
to lead or extend downward
the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful
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as in lost
to undergo defeat
not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent
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as in wandered
to commit an offense
even saints can fall
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as in died
to stop living
if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage
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Recent Examples of fallen
Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The plaza, covered in grass and fallen leaves, served as a stage for protest speakers since the weekend’s winter storm left the concrete in front of City Hall’s doors coated with ice.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Behind her, there’s a fallen mannequin of a man with blood around his mouth.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, police detective Brander Lawson (Wagner Moura) and his droid partner Two-Boots (Richard Ayoade) are on the hunt for the fallen dark lord.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
White County Barrett says the county is dealing with massive blackouts, fallen trees, frozen roads, and more.
—Cbs News Atlanta, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
After the Biden administration announced approximately $20 billion in subsidies (grants and loans) for Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act on March 20, 2024, the fallen chipmaker found a bottom.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Several members of the Horizon team visited the country, obviously for inspiration but also to take detailed notes on the settings, right down to how fallen cherry blossoms blow around as a speeding car passes by.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Audrey, the single and childless and PhD-less product of a stable but unhappy home, has fallen short of the life planned out for her by her parents.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
The Trojans had just fallen short against Michigan State 74-68, the night before.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Wondering how much snow has fallen near you?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The forecast calls for up to a quarter inch of ice and 3 inches of sleet in the Fort Worth area, but Prater said the weather service doesn’t have an estimate on how much has fallen so far.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
While prices have fallen steeply over the past year, long-running jobs with hundreds of AI agents can still rack up costs.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The landscape management division will handle roadway cleanup when residents report trees or large objects have fallen onto city property such as roads and sidewalks.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
The Canucks believe that with centre Marco Rossi out due to injury, the roster has once again fallen below a baseline level of functional effectiveness down the middle of its forward group.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The standoff comes after federal ICE agents shot and killed Pretti, an American citizen and nurse who attempted to help a fallen woman during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.
—Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The plaza, covered in grass and fallen leaves, served as a stage for protest speakers since the weekend’s winter storm left the concrete in front of City Hall’s doors coated with ice.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Behind her, there’s a fallen mannequin of a man with blood around his mouth.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, police detective Brander Lawson (Wagner Moura) and his droid partner Two-Boots (Richard Ayoade) are on the hunt for the fallen dark lord.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
White County Barrett says the county is dealing with massive blackouts, fallen trees, frozen roads, and more.
—Cbs News Atlanta, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
After the Biden administration announced approximately $20 billion in subsidies (grants and loans) for Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act on March 20, 2024, the fallen chipmaker found a bottom.
—Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
Several members of the Horizon team visited the country, obviously for inspiration but also to take detailed notes on the settings, right down to how fallen cherry blossoms blow around as a speeding car passes by.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
Prices have fallen almost continuously since 2022, from over $100 to around $65.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Audrey, the single and childless and PhD-less product of a stable but unhappy home, has fallen short of the life planned out for her by her parents.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
The Trojans had just fallen short against Michigan State 74-68, the night before.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Wondering how much snow has fallen near you?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
The forecast calls for up to a quarter inch of ice and 3 inches of sleet in the Fort Worth area, but Prater said the weather service doesn’t have an estimate on how much has fallen so far.
—Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
While prices have fallen steeply over the past year, long-running jobs with hundreds of AI agents can still rack up costs.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
The landscape management division will handle roadway cleanup when residents report trees or large objects have fallen onto city property such as roads and sidewalks.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
The Canucks believe that with centre Marco Rossi out due to injury, the roster has once again fallen below a baseline level of functional effectiveness down the middle of its forward group.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen
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Medics immediately delivered aid, but Pretti was pronounced dead at the site of the shooting.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Medics immediately tried to deliver medical aid to the subject, McLaughlin said, but he was pronounced dead on scene.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Some customers have stumbled upon the bubble waffle shop while scrolling on their phones.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even some of the most sophisticated left-leaning groups have stumbled.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Erdoğan changed course in 2023 and brought in new central-bank leadership who jacked interest rates to nearly 50 percent and plunged the country into a recession in a desperate effort to restore credibility.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Shares have plunged more than 20% over the course of those two days.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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While the short-term base rate decreased thanks to cuts from the Fed last year, analysts are widely expecting the base rate to decrease at a slower pace in the New Year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Distribution yields, measuring the percentage of net asset value that is returned to investors each year, have sunk to 11% on average in the last three years from over 25% a decade ago, according to Bain.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Even with goals from Matthew Knies, Auston Matthews, Bobby McMann and Max Domi, the Leafs were sunk by defensive miscues, turnovers and questionable goaltending.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The head of a medical watchdog group unleashed on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after a nurse at the school's hospital lost her job over TikTok videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Italians fought and lost to Robert Moses’s wrecking whims; Puerto Ricans who could fled to Jersey for the privilege of a backyard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Jacob Roggeveen, a lawyer turned explorer, had wandered about the Pacific with three ships and found nothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Those who perished include 90-year-old Doreen Ellis, a Crown Heights resident with dementia who wandered out of her apartment into the frigid air Sunday night.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Fallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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