as in curves
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 falls off
There is only a 30 percent probability of Connor offering surplus value at that price; there’s even a chance Connor’s game falls off precipitously in his mid-30s.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Once the debt service is paid off, the tax falls off.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
If the ridership falls off even marginally, the result could render the service unprofitable.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, slips and falls off his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Murat Ates, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Once the debt service is paid off, the tax falls off.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
If the ridership falls off even marginally, the result could render the service unprofitable.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And Ami just loses her footing and falls off the outrigger.
—EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Registix Chevrolet, slips and falls off his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 09, 2025 in Watkins Glen, New York.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falls off
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In the example below, Ilkay Gundogan curves his run to prevent Alisson from passing back to Virgil van Dijk, while Victor Osimhen’s presence puts goalkeeper Alisson off passing to Ibrahima Konate or Dominik Szoboszlai.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The mortality curves from Gompertz models associated with the three migratory strategies are presented on panel A–C—the death rates m(x) (gray dots) are also presented.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Competition rises from the mid-40s in 2019 to 100 in much of 2021 and 2022, then trends down in 2024 and this year to a low of 32 in July.—
Nigel Chiwaya,
NBC news,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Memphis heads to Alabama, and USC at Texas Tech rounds out the field.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Swift rounds out the list with Lover and Folklore in the company of Drake’s Views.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The set also sweeps through the Hot Latin Songs chart.—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
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The music sweeps us up in the queasy thrill of revolt, but also in the heat and momentum of an impetuous romance.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Falls off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falls%20off. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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