Definition of falloffnext

fall off

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verb

as in to curve
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 falloff
Noun
Post-Covid, Hollywood has whined about the falloff for MPA fare in Pan Asian territories, particularly the once-robust South Korea. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026 With two new teams in the league, a big turnaround from the Wings, and somewhat of a falloff from the Aces and Liberty, there might be some new excitement in the postseason. — David Troy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
The previous week’s top show, Wonka’s The Golden Ticket, fell off by 44 percent to 600 million viewing minutes for Netflix. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the South Metro Fire Department responded to Clement Park on Saturday when a man fell off a golf cart and was injured. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for falloff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
  • Icing can cause an increase in a plane’s weight, a reduction in lift, a decrease in thrust and an increase in drag, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The company cited an operational decrease of $57 million, primarily due to lower Covid revenues, and a $15 million negative impact from foreign exchange.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Here, at the lonely eastern edge of Polynesia, the empty horizon seems to curve with the Earth itself.
    — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • No-brainer options included handsome denims with a curving leg and neo-suiting playing on mixing rather than matching sets.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This represents an approximately 80% reduction compared with conventional autoregressive decoding.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Thanks to budget neutrality, CMS would simply redirect the reduction in 340B drug payments into higher payments for hospitals’ non-drug outpatient services.
    — Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • And Musk’s businesses took a hit on Wednesday after already seeing declines in overnight trading.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Consequently, industry experts emphasize that underlying supply tightness remains unchanged, suggesting overnight crude price declines reflect short term market sentiment reactions to election results rather than shifting fundamentals.
    — , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • To Nothing’s credit, the case gets IPX2 ingress protection, so a drop of rain now and then shouldn’t kill it.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Vaibhav steps into the India lineup in place of Ishan Kishan who has a groin injury and will bat at first drop unless India chooses to match him in an all left hand opening partnership with Abhishek Sharma.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Becerra played it safe with reporters, sidestepping a question about why his party hadn’t made a bigger dent in California’s affordability crisis after 16 years in the governor’s office.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • But our gathering has barely made a dent in the cove’s urchin numbers.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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