as in dead
no longer living
let's take a moment to remember our fallen comrades
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as in stumbled
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice
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as in collapsed
to yield to the control or power of enemy forces
the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment
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as in plunged
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
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as in decreased
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
manufacturing in the area is falling, and closing signs are going up all over
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as in sunk
to lead or extend downward
the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful
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as in lost
to undergo defeat
not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent
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as in wandered
to commit an offense
even saints can fall
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as in died
to stop living
if their brave leader falls, the men will lose their courage
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Recent Examples of fallen
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
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Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The fallen tree struck three neighboring homes, including the house next door, where the tree crashed through the kitchen.
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Ross Dimattei,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
From the moment that good Doctor Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) spots the French frigate Acheron while jaunting across the Galapagos to the start of the funeral for the fallen crew of the Surprise is 20 minutes exactly.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The city will mark the fifth anniversary of police officer Kevin Apple's death Friday with a vigil at a memorial in the fallen officer's honor.
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Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2026
Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The fallen officer was identified as Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, who had been with the service since 2021, police said in a statement late Monday.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Treasury yields have climbed since the Iran war began, the yen has weakened to multi-decade lows against the dollar, and gold has fallen sharply from its January peak.
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Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The catch is that consumption has scaled faster than prices have fallen.
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Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Democrats have driven some of the shift, but favorable opinions of capitalism have fallen among independents as well.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Bitcoin has fallen by more than sixty per cent from its peak last year, to less than sixty thousand dollars.
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David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
The Nasdaq has ended every day this week in the red and has fallen more than 6% from its all-time high set on June 2.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The rise in gadget prices is unusual, as the cost of personal computers and other personal electronics has generally fallen since the 1980s.
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Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Despite how far the total number of shows have fallen, Emmy rules still dictate that the Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series categories nominate eight shows apiece.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Adjective
Dozens of firefighters lined the street in a solemn salute to their fallen colleagues.
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Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
—
Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Hudspeth and other volunteers took over the cleanup by picking up leaves and fallen branches and cleaning broken and toppled headstones.
—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
The fallen tree struck three neighboring homes, including the house next door, where the tree crashed through the kitchen.
—
Ross Dimattei,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
From the moment that good Doctor Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany) spots the French frigate Acheron while jaunting across the Galapagos to the start of the funeral for the fallen crew of the Surprise is 20 minutes exactly.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
The city will mark the fifth anniversary of police officer Kevin Apple's death Friday with a vigil at a memorial in the fallen officer's honor.
—
Annette Beard,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2026
Videos shared online showed guests and employees rushing to help those trapped beneath the fallen structure, with several people lifting sections of the metal frame before first responders arrived.
—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The fallen officer was identified as Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, who had been with the service since 2021, police said in a statement late Monday.
—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Verb
Shares in Infosys, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, and HCLTech have all fallen between 30% and 40% over the past 12 months.
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Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
Treasury yields have climbed since the Iran war began, the yen has weakened to multi-decade lows against the dollar, and gold has fallen sharply from its January peak.
—
Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
The catch is that consumption has scaled faster than prices have fallen.
—
Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Democrats have driven some of the shift, but favorable opinions of capitalism have fallen among independents as well.
—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Bitcoin has fallen by more than sixty per cent from its peak last year, to less than sixty thousand dollars.
—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
The Nasdaq has ended every day this week in the red and has fallen more than 6% from its all-time high set on June 2.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
The rise in gadget prices is unusual, as the cost of personal computers and other personal electronics has generally fallen since the 1980s.
—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Despite how far the total number of shows have fallen, Emmy rules still dictate that the Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Comedy Series categories nominate eight shows apiece.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen
Adjective
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There were no signs of rodents at any businesses during this inspection period, but dead roaches were found at Conservatory at Plano, at 6401 Ohio Drive.
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She was flown by Life Flight to a local hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
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The day after the earthquakes, some volunteers stumbled upon a 7-year-old boy named Mateo, shirtless and covered in debris, sitting by himself on a sidewalk in La Guaira.
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Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer.
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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Nearly everyone who has died is believed to be 65 years old or older, because of their more limited ability to cool themselves down due to poor blood flow and decreased ability to sweat.
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According to the Office of the State's Attorney for Harford County, Gaeta drove 371 feet during those 5 seconds and only decreased speed from 53mph to 47mph.
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The cannons would've sunk just weeks before the Battle of Savannah, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with over 800 casualties in under an hour.
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The structure is a massive concrete cylinder, 50 meters wide and 30 meters deep, held up by pillars sunk deep into the ground, capable of holding 50,000 cubic meters of stormwater — roughly the volume of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Verb
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Since Ecuador lost, Hincapié will serve his red-card suspension during the team’s next international match.
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The research does not include, for example, drivers who may be put out of work by self-driving cars, or roles lost due to manufacturing automation, Ramp Economics Lab’s lead economist Ara Kharazian said.
Verb
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The 1,200-pound giraffe, named Gracie, wandered away from her unfenced habitat at Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, on June 12.
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At the time, the ranch said the giraffe had likely slipped through an enclosure gate and wandered into surrounding private ranchland.
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