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
Daniel, having fallen off the side of a mountain on a rock-climbing trip with Cherry, is in the hospital, unconscious and fighting for his life.
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
But plenty of people have fallen off the top of the mountain over the years as markets rise and fall.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Job creation has fallen off a cliff in recent months, with the economy adding just 22,000 jobs in August.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
By his thinking, Lachlan would stay the course and maintain the current editorial direction of Fox, which has seen its ratings rise over the past year even as the number of pay TV viewers have fallen off a cliff.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
More Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Volpoe has not only carried over his lackluster offense from his first two seasons, but his defense has fallen off a cliff.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The wheels have since fallen off the bus, and the bus has exploded.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Gonzalez has played well and has been particularly dominant against left-handed pitching, but Toro’s production has fallen off after a hot start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
To me the rap game has kind of fallen off.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
But plenty of people have fallen off the top of the mountain over the years as markets rise and fall.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Job creation has fallen off a cliff in recent months, with the economy adding just 22,000 jobs in August.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
By his thinking, Lachlan would stay the course and maintain the current editorial direction of Fox, which has seen its ratings rise over the past year even as the number of pay TV viewers have fallen off a cliff.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
More Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Volpoe has not only carried over his lackluster offense from his first two seasons, but his defense has fallen off a cliff.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
The wheels have since fallen off the bus, and the bus has exploded.
—Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Gonzalez has played well and has been particularly dominant against left-handed pitching, but Toro’s production has fallen off after a hot start.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
To me the rap game has kind of fallen off.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen off
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Set to Sport, Maybach SL attacks curved freeway onramps or 2-lanes with style.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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But unlike Yamamoto—whose second straight 10-K one-hitter was wasted—Verlander bobbed and weaved and lollipop-curved the lineup to death.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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