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falls away

verb

present tense third-person singular of fall away
as in decreases
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away

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Recent Examples of falls away As the ribbon of asphalt climbs, clinging to rocky hillsides, the wall of trees falls away at times, revealing plunging canyons. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 Once inside The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago, entered via Pearson Street, the Mag Mile bustle falls away, replaced by a glassy aerie with views of the John Hancock Center. — Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 For Bebe Rexha, her new album Dirty Blonde is built in that shift—where structure falls away and instinct takes over. — Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The public is getting its first look as the scaffolding falls away, revealing a hub for art, science, health and entertainment, including concerts and sporting events that will be broadcast in a large format on the exterior of the alumni center. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 For one night, all of the stratification of the music world falls away. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 While the service module falls away to burn up on re-entry over the Pacific, Orion’s crew module will begin its direct path at 400,000 feet altitude, about 1,900 miles shy of its splashdown site . — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026 As the song churns on, the focus narrows in on West until everything else falls away. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026 Beyond them, the concrete of the 21st century falls away, replaced by creamy pillars and marble paving stretching into the distance, with green hills beyond. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falls away
  1. decreases
  2. diminishes
  3. subsides
  4. falls
  5. tapers off
  6. declines
Verb
  • Humidity falls throughout the day on Friday and decreases through Saturday morning.
    — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The rate gradually decreases at higher incomes and phases out at $53,250.
    — byDavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of decreases
Verb
  • The impressive density of this overload, which embraces the possibilities of relatively new technology to find novel ways to deliver and compress context, diminishes as Carter is drawn to Japan by Izumi Adachi (Kiko Mizuhara).
    — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The governor’s effective yield to Harris diminishes the possibility of a showdown between two of California’s most powerful political figures in an election whose stakes are viewed by the Democratic Party as existential.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of diminishes
Verb
  • Ideally, those refugees would remain in human care for years or even decades until the mussel invasion subsides.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the entire curve has shifted lower as volatility generally subsides.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsides
Verb
  • Because every moment is narrated in Ugandan Sign Language and International Sign, Deaf travelers are more deeply immersed in the experience, and a welcome hush falls over the environment—which is, surprise, appreciated by the wildlife too.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • However, the salt can solidify if its temperature falls too close to its freezing point.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • Activity scheduling generally follows daily circadian rhythms, so more intensive experiences are clustered in the mornings, with a smattering in the afternoon that tapers off in time for slow sunset yoga or meditation.
    — Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
  • If gravel tapers off at the edges of your garden, weeds will easily find their way into the soil below and germinate.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapers off
Verb
  • Indeed, in her devotion to sparkle, Pechman declines to probe too deeply into any of the industry’s more hurtful or exploitative dimensions.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, some longtime communities have seen Latino population declines, including Logan Square, Avondale, Albany Park, Irving Park and Pilsen.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of declines

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“Falls away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falls%20away. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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