as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay
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Recent Examples of fallen off
Vogue Business Films with a female director in the top 100 box office have fallen off a cliff since 2023.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
And, despite a commitment to re-establishing defensive dominance in training camp, the Wolves have fallen off a cliff on that end through four games this season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Former All-Pro Dallas corner Trevon Diggs’ play has fallen off a cliff this season, and the Cowboys have gotten torched for a league-leading 10 touchdowns on throws of 20-plus yards.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, he's somewhat fallen off the cliff since.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Their arms had fallen off; their internal organs hung outside their bodies.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Nimmo started altering his approach after the 2022 season, when his on-base percentage had already fallen off 30-plus points from that level.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The crown is cracked and one of the spikes has fallen off.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Penda Health, a network of medical clinics in Kenya, treats an enormous range of patients, from newborns sickened by malaria to construction workers who have fallen off buildings.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
And, despite a commitment to re-establishing defensive dominance in training camp, the Wolves have fallen off a cliff on that end through four games this season.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Former All-Pro Dallas corner Trevon Diggs’ play has fallen off a cliff this season, and the Cowboys have gotten torched for a league-leading 10 touchdowns on throws of 20-plus yards.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Unfortunately, he's somewhat fallen off the cliff since.
—Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Their arms had fallen off; their internal organs hung outside their bodies.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Nimmo started altering his approach after the 2022 season, when his on-base percentage had already fallen off 30-plus points from that level.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The crown is cracked and one of the spikes has fallen off.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Penda Health, a network of medical clinics in Kenya, treats an enormous range of patients, from newborns sickened by malaria to construction workers who have fallen off buildings.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen off
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The style is striking, with wooden ceiling panels curved like rock formations and plenty of nods to the natural world in the form of stone, more wood and bronze.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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My typing finger is totally bent, totally curved, from all these books.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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On the opposite coast, Hurricane Melissa swept through Montego Bay, in Jamaica’s north.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Around 2016, Gilligan imagined a basis for a story in which peace and solidarity suddenly swept the globe.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Fallen off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen%20off. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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