as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable
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as in to curve
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 falloff
Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
But the falloff marked a sharp reversal from the month before.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Schultz fell off the front of a trailer, being pulled by a pickup, and was run over by the trailer's tires at the Green Memorial Day parade May 26, Summit County Sheriff's Office Sgt.
—Patrick Williams, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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Noun
The falloff in reporting also obscures the role played by a boosterlike nonprofit organization called the Icon Collective in raising NIL money for Illinois student-athletes.
—Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
But the falloff marked a sharp reversal from the month before.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
He’s also been exposed at times, particularly in man-on-man situations, and his level of play falls off.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Schultz fell off the front of a trailer, being pulled by a pickup, and was run over by the trailer's tires at the Green Memorial Day parade May 26, Summit County Sheriff's Office Sgt.
—Patrick Williams, USA Today, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
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According to Spire, this rate increase just offsets the decrease in natural gas prices which took effect in November 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Of course, Apple will have thought of this and curved the edges, for instance, to mitigate this.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Halfway into the decade, the company's latest sustainability report released Thursday shows the software giant has a long way to go to meet that goal but may be starting to bend its emissions curve downward.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025
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The answer lies in reframing identity governance as a foundational layer for risk reduction.—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Some of the nation’s leading tourist destinations, including Orlando, Miami and Los Angeles, are bracing for how the decline will impact businesses that rely on spending from international travelers.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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The decline in shipping has broader ripple effects on L.A.’s logistics economy.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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Sinner broke Djokovic again at 4-3 in the second set, which included a nasty cut drop from the baseline that the 24-time major winner stretched for but couldn’t reach.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Start with adding a few drops to a quart of water and test it out on a couple of leaves.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
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Schweitzer’s retirement dents the depth at an already questionable position for the Patriots.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2025
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Debuting in April with all eight episodes dropping at once, Étoile earned mostly positive reviews but failed to make a dent in the Nielsen streaming charts.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 June 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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