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
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Regardless of today’s sentencing, the fallen mogul continues to face an uphill legal battle, with dozens of civil suits filed against him since his federal indictment last year.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Simply rake fallen leaves from landscape beds into piles and mow over them on your lawn, chopping them into small pieces by passing over them several times.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The fallen mogul’s trial was controversial and traumatic.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Rebels could be brutal, even with all the discretion shots in the world, and it should be applauded for its dedication to showing a galaxy far, far away that feels doomed to remain fallen.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
His girls were having too much fun climbing the branches of the fallen oak to remove it.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Also, don’t bag up every fallen leaf.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Passengers who’d fallen ill on the Serenade of the Seas were isolated, disembarking separately upon arrival.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
In general, demand for vaccines had already fallen, especially since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Italians do a lot of things well, but their signature dessert needs to go the way of the Roman Empire, fallen and obsessed over by people on the internet who will never get to experience it again.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Both undergraduate and graduate enrollment has fallen sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic as well, down 29% and 49% since fall 2019, respectively.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
October 3 won’t even be the first time work productivity has fallen thanks to Swifties, according to some reports.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Instead of Cronkite or Ted Koppel, that burden of bravery has fallen upon late-night talk hosts with comedy backgrounds, including South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
If your flower beds were besieged with pests or fungal diseases, the fallen leaf litter and stems from those plants should not be left in the garden.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Regardless of today’s sentencing, the fallen mogul continues to face an uphill legal battle, with dozens of civil suits filed against him since his federal indictment last year.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Simply rake fallen leaves from landscape beds into piles and mow over them on your lawn, chopping them into small pieces by passing over them several times.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The fallen mogul’s trial was controversial and traumatic.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Rebels could be brutal, even with all the discretion shots in the world, and it should be applauded for its dedication to showing a galaxy far, far away that feels doomed to remain fallen.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
His girls were having too much fun climbing the branches of the fallen oak to remove it.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Also, don’t bag up every fallen leaf.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
There, surrounding apple orchards and clumps of fallen, rotting fruit furnish the film with a rather literal visual metaphor, to which Etzler returns a bit too often.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Focus has fallen on three of Liverpool’s big summer signings not firing yet.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Passengers who’d fallen ill on the Serenade of the Seas were isolated, disembarking separately upon arrival.
—Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
In general, demand for vaccines had already fallen, especially since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Italians do a lot of things well, but their signature dessert needs to go the way of the Roman Empire, fallen and obsessed over by people on the internet who will never get to experience it again.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Both undergraduate and graduate enrollment has fallen sharply since the COVID-19 pandemic as well, down 29% and 49% since fall 2019, respectively.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
October 3 won’t even be the first time work productivity has fallen thanks to Swifties, according to some reports.
—Kristen Parisi, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Instead of Cronkite or Ted Koppel, that burden of bravery has fallen upon late-night talk hosts with comedy backgrounds, including South Park’s Matt Stone and Trey Parker.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen
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Tom is torn between loyalty to his dead wife and love for the estranged son who killed her.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The rush would close in, the play would appear dead — and the five-star recruit and Tennessee transfer would evaporate from the pocket.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Except, of course, for that old dinosaur that somehow stumbled into a misplaced DeLorean, fired up the flux capacitor, and time travelled from the stone ages straight to the Uli beach.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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Determined to keep searching, Hollie eventually stumbled on a TLC episode featuring a boy named Gio, who also had Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Smith has completely collapsed.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Last weekend, on this same stage at Forest Hills, singer-songwriter Lola Young collapsed during her set at All Things Go.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Authorities said at the time that the victim apparently plunged from a steep embankment.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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In the summer of 2022 when inflation was raging at four-decade highs and consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest level on record, Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in the following months.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Educator turnover in Wisconsin public schools has decreased from pandemic highs but remains elevated.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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After just a few minutes on each arm, the soreness had noticeably decreased, and my arms looked more defined and less puffy, especially near the underarm area where water retention tends to settle.—
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
4 Oct. 2025
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On April 23, 1945, the USS Eagle 56 was fired upon and sunk by a German U-boat 853 in Casco Bay.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Shey Peddy drained a three to bring the score to 101-98, but the Fever’s immense efforts fell short as Young and Wilson sunk six free throws between them in the final 20 seconds to close out the series and advance to the Finals.—
Frank Nunns O'Connell,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since May 2020, at least 20 homes have been lost.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Fallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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