as in curved
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 fell off
The robust offensive numbers up there mostly fell off a cliff, one after another, like li’l statistical lemmings.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 2,500 years ago, researchers believe that a 25- to 30-year-old woman most likely fell off a horse, as the Pazyryk were a nomadic culture, and suffered terrible injury to her jaw, as the CT scans revealed.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
But then the wheel’s fell off for a bit.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
At that time, records show, his cap fell off.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
McDowell was caught up in the wreck and the drivers fell off the pace.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Federal government jobs fell by 34,000 as some of those laid off last year through Department of Government Efficiency cuts but accepted deferred resignations fell off the payroll count, the BLS said.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Rozier’s play fell off the proverbial cliff the following season, a level of regression extremely rare for a player in his prime.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But the productivity fell off after Nagy’s return in 2023.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Over 2,500 years ago, researchers believe that a 25- to 30-year-old woman most likely fell off a horse, as the Pazyryk were a nomadic culture, and suffered terrible injury to her jaw, as the CT scans revealed.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
But then the wheel’s fell off for a bit.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
At that time, records show, his cap fell off.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
McDowell was caught up in the wreck and the drivers fell off the pace.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
Federal government jobs fell by 34,000 as some of those laid off last year through Department of Government Efficiency cuts but accepted deferred resignations fell off the payroll count, the BLS said.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Rozier’s play fell off the proverbial cliff the following season, a level of regression extremely rare for a player in his prime.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
But the productivity fell off after Nagy’s return in 2023.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off
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The two swivel chairs have curved backs that gently rock back and forth, along with plush seat and back cushions.—
Melanie Fincher,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Instead of allover stripes, expect to see razor-thin metallic stripes (like the barcode nail trend coming out of South Korea), curved bands that arc diagonally across a sheer base, or contrasting matte and gloss stripes layered in the same shade for a barely-there effect.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Northeast is reeling from a historic bomb cyclone that swept the region overnight Sunday and throughout Monday, dumping more than two feet of snow across several states.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The region title was the first for any Glascock basketball team since the boys and girls swept Region 6-C in 1970 under a single coach, Joe Felton.—
Todd Holcomb,
AJC.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Jaggers rounded out his day with a bronze in 50 freestyle.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava from Georgia also earned their country’s first Olympic medal in the sport—a silver—and Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin from Germany rounded out the podium for bronze.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Fell off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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