as in curving
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 falling off
According to police, the second driver then accelerated his moped towards the officers, hitting the door of a police cruiser, losing his balance, and then falling off.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Or they can be braised or cooked until the meat is falling off the bone in your slow cooker.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Where other straps have J-straps or hook straps that aren’t as secure at keeping your items from falling off, the ring hook ensures your personal items aren’t going anywhere.
—Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Right-hander Alek Manoah, whose fingernail was falling off, has been throwing all of his pitches in bullpens in Arizona, Suzuki said.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
The man is doing anything but falling off.
—Ryan Brennan
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
But men are falling off at a rate that dwarfs women’s decline.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Another video of the incident — posted on Reddit and taken in what appears to be the moments immediately following the collision — shows the robot slowly removing itself from the scene of the crash, shards of glass falling off its lid with each scooch.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
His Floyd constantly straddles the line between sweet and pathetic, often falling off one side or the other.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Or they can be braised or cooked until the meat is falling off the bone in your slow cooker.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Where other straps have J-straps or hook straps that aren’t as secure at keeping your items from falling off, the ring hook ensures your personal items aren’t going anywhere.
—Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
Right-hander Alek Manoah, whose fingernail was falling off, has been throwing all of his pitches in bullpens in Arizona, Suzuki said.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
The man is doing anything but falling off.
—Ryan Brennan
april 3, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
But men are falling off at a rate that dwarfs women’s decline.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Another video of the incident — posted on Reddit and taken in what appears to be the moments immediately following the collision — shows the robot slowly removing itself from the scene of the crash, shards of glass falling off its lid with each scooch.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
His Floyd constantly straddles the line between sweet and pathetic, often falling off one side or the other.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling off
curving
Verb
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Mutable clay offers a contrast to precise silver, in a composition that has the curving voids reminiscent of Joan Lurie and Henry Moore.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Falling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling%20off. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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