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as in stumbling
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 succumbing
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment
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as in plunging
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 decreasing
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 descending
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 losing
to undergo defeat
not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent
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as in wandering
to commit an offense
even saints can fall
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as in dying
to stop living
if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage
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Recent Examples of falling
Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other big stories ➤ The median rent on a one-bedroom Phoenix-area apartment is falling after the region led the nation in price increases in 2021.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Since bond yields move inversely to prices, a rise in yields signals falling bond prices.
—CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
There are certainly a few autumnal signs, a falling leaf carried on the breeze here and there, if past AI winters are any guide.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
In the investment world, we’re taught not to catch the metaphorical falling knife, or to invest when a business or an asset is losing its value.
—Vilius Kavaliauskas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
At dinner, while the new wife served beef Stroganoff or lemon Jell-O with mandarin oranges, my father would scold me about my new friends and my falling grades.
—Richard Siken
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
This makes the younger generation more susceptible and vulnerable to falling prey to the whims of a bot.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
That’s because monetary policy can provide governments with economic boosts at key times, such as around elections or during periods of falling popularity.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
But Chip started to have health problems and also had a falling out with administration.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
And customers are falling for it.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Other big stories ➤ The median rent on a one-bedroom Phoenix-area apartment is falling after the region led the nation in price increases in 2021.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Since bond yields move inversely to prices, a rise in yields signals falling bond prices.
—CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
There are certainly a few autumnal signs, a falling leaf carried on the breeze here and there, if past AI winters are any guide.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
In the investment world, we’re taught not to catch the metaphorical falling knife, or to invest when a business or an asset is losing its value.
—Vilius Kavaliauskas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
At dinner, while the new wife served beef Stroganoff or lemon Jell-O with mandarin oranges, my father would scold me about my new friends and my falling grades.
—Richard Siken
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
This makes the younger generation more susceptible and vulnerable to falling prey to the whims of a bot.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
That’s because monetary policy can provide governments with economic boosts at key times, such as around elections or during periods of falling popularity.
—Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling
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His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Californian took the first set against Ekaterina Alexandrova at last year’s tournament and had her vastly more experienced Russian opponent on the ropes on several occasions before eventually succumbing.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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The victim was hospitalized in intensive care before succumbing to the infection, which was believed to have been contracted while water-skiing days before on the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, Fox News Digital previously reported.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Observers warn that any attempt to disarm it by force risks plunging the country into civil conflict.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some might argue that the United States is risking plunging itself into an ethically questionable war, but that is unlikely.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the first fiscal quarter ended June 28, sales in Greater China were down 5 percent, with mainland China decreasing 4 percent.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Use a Weighted Vest Weight loss requires increasing daily physical activity, decreasing daily caloric intake, or both.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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In late December 1980, US Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Woodbridge saw strange lights descending into the forest.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Another cold front is descending across the Great Lakes region later Wednesday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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More than 1,200 privatized custodians were laid off by the district at the beginning of the month — and some spoke to the Tribune this week about losing their jobs.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Multiple factors helped create the hole, including money-losing athletics and an overly liberal spending policy that allowed department chairs to far exceed their budgets.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The 300-second exposure shows the wandering solar system body as a minute dot, barely distinguishable among the stellar giants populating the distant starfield beyond.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Fuel up for a day of wandering with a coffee at Dripolator.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Only action will keep our kids from dying.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dido’s wonderfully operatic dying curse on her former lover foreshadows the future wars between her people and the descendants of the treacherous Trojans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Falling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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