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 wheels fell off in the game’s final minutes, with the Bulls’ lead ballooning to as many as 25 points and capitalizing on Charlotte’s fatigue.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
That was the case with receiver Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert, who had career years in 2024 but fell off last season partly because of injuries (in Atwell’s case) and fewer snaps (in Tolbert’s case, after the Cowboys acquired George Pickens to pair with CeeDee Lamb).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
About 30 minutes from the border with Egypt, one of the tires fell off their van, forcing the driver to skid to the roadside.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Then the wheels fell off over the final two and a half frames, as Minnesota was blown out by 27 points.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry fell off the stage during a preliminary competition and was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
One of the teens fell off the vehicle and was knocked unconscious.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The fuel tanks ruptured, and the entire tail section fell off, along with the right wing.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 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
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
That was the case with receiver Tutu Atwell and Jalen Tolbert, who had career years in 2024 but fell off last season partly because of injuries (in Atwell’s case) and fewer snaps (in Tolbert’s case, after the Cowboys acquired George Pickens to pair with CeeDee Lamb).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
About 30 minutes from the border with Egypt, one of the tires fell off their van, forcing the driver to skid to the roadside.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Then the wheels fell off over the final two and a half frames, as Minnesota was blown out by 27 points.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry fell off the stage during a preliminary competition and was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
One of the teens fell off the vehicle and was knocked unconscious.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
The fuel tanks ruptured, and the entire tail section fell off, along with the right wing.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off
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The rink was a unique part of history, Kathy said, one of the world’s last remaining rotunda rinks, where the wooden planks on the ground are curved.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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For this face shape, professional hairstylist Nico Malabett says to play with your naturally sharp bone structure by combining straight-across or curved, rounded blunt bangs with sleek straight hair.—
Nicole Catanese,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026
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An elevator swept me up to the higher floors where the lobby sits next to the hotel’s all-day restaurant Lakorn.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Both teams are in the field after each swept to Western Athletic Conference titles Saturday in Las Vegas, putting themselves into the history books as the final champions of that 64-year-old conference.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its form is rounded with pale pink to rose flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
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Markus Redmond rounded out the cast as orderly turned EMT Raymond.—
Kelly Martinez,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Fell off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20off. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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