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
The reason for the closure is that ice chunks, sheets and spears that are falling off the bridge have damaged vehicles in the past.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Sunset sky was full and falling off.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
Apparently medals are falling off their ribbons left and right.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to those falling off the Medi-Cal rolls, the county would experience reductions in healthcare services due to cuts in federal funding.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Lakers superstar avoided serious injury after falling off the side of the Cavaliers’ raised court on Monday, but the threat of a player being hurt by Cleveland’s unique 10-inch drop off between the court and the arena floor came into focus again during the Lakers’ 129-99 loss to the Cavaliers.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Sure enough, the pounds start falling off, at a rate that concerns the increasingly interested Alanya.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
The footage did not show the man falling off the highway, Miranda added.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
And the industry doesn’t need a backstop to stop companies from falling off a cliff.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Sunset sky was full and falling off.
—Hazlitt, 17 Feb. 2026
Apparently medals are falling off their ribbons left and right.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 11 Feb. 2026
In addition to those falling off the Medi-Cal rolls, the county would experience reductions in healthcare services due to cuts in federal funding.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Lakers superstar avoided serious injury after falling off the side of the Cavaliers’ raised court on Monday, but the threat of a player being hurt by Cleveland’s unique 10-inch drop off between the court and the arena floor came into focus again during the Lakers’ 129-99 loss to the Cavaliers.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Sure enough, the pounds start falling off, at a rate that concerns the increasingly interested Alanya.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026
The footage did not show the man falling off the highway, Miranda added.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
And the industry doesn’t need a backstop to stop companies from falling off a cliff.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling off
curving
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Read full review Its central address—behind a curving stone entrance and spread over 49 floors above the high-end Pacific Place mall, off leafy Hong Kong Park—is reason enough to book here over the other top hotels that form the city’s skyline.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kayakers have miles of curving shoreline to explore.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Falling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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