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 operator of the mower began to reverse, and the child either fell off or jumped off.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Nosedived pretty spectacularly at Manchester United when his end-product fell off a cliff amid question marks over his attitude from successive managers.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Last season, however, North Carolina fell off a bit and finished the year with a 6-7 record.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The nickel kind of tripped, fell off, was wide open.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The nozzle at the bottom of one of the solid rocket boosters fell off the launcher moments after liftoff, but the motor continued firing, and Vulcan still made it to its intended orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The motorcycle then reportedly veered back into the roadway as the operator fell off the bike, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Leading 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Sal Frelick tied the game on an RBI groundout before the wheels fell off.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
California hiker who fell off waterfall airlifted out Footage released by the department shows a rescue helicopter lifting the hiker off the rocks, towing him after he is secured by first responders in a Stokes basket.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Nosedived pretty spectacularly at Manchester United when his end-product fell off a cliff amid question marks over his attitude from successive managers.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Last season, however, North Carolina fell off a bit and finished the year with a 6-7 record.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The nickel kind of tripped, fell off, was wide open.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
The nozzle at the bottom of one of the solid rocket boosters fell off the launcher moments after liftoff, but the motor continued firing, and Vulcan still made it to its intended orbit.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2025
The motorcycle then reportedly veered back into the roadway as the operator fell off the bike, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
Leading 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Sal Frelick tied the game on an RBI groundout before the wheels fell off.
—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
California hiker who fell off waterfall airlifted out Footage released by the department shows a rescue helicopter lifting the hiker off the rocks, towing him after he is secured by first responders in a Stokes basket.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fell off
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Bathrooms are also curved, with an abundance of wood and dark-green tile.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
27 Aug. 2025
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The skull vault curved like that of Homo sapiens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Aug. 2025
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The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Amazon Data Services rounded out the top 11 list with an increase of 102 approvals, from 441 to 543 year-over-year.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The feature set is rounded out by a low-latency gaming mode, which provides 1ms input lag, a 240Hz refresh rate, and VRR, alongside 24W Harman/Kardon drivers for audio.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Fell off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fell%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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