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 fallen off
Following a relatively fruitful 2025, crypto-venture-capital deals have fallen off a cliff over the past few months.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Although Silvia told detectives that Walter had fallen off the bed on Monday night, the footage revealed that he was injured on Sunday morning.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
If the leaf has not yet emerged or has fallen off, the node will still be there in the form of a small bump.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Other names like Apple and Advanced Micro Devices have fallen off the list of top five over the years, replaced by stocks including Palantir .
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Knicks have fallen off of a cliff ever since, a 2-9 record beginning with their New Year’s Eve loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The issue for Google, Samsung and others, is that around one-third of all Android phones have now fallen off support.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead of asking Coen a pointed question about abandoning the run game or whatever else typically arises in these settings, Lynn Jones of the Jacksonville Free Press sounded like a kindly neighbor offering encouragement to a 10-year-old who had fallen off his bike.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
If the bark has fallen off or the twigs snap cleanly under light pressure, the branch is probably dead.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Although Silvia told detectives that Walter had fallen off the bed on Monday night, the footage revealed that he was injured on Sunday morning.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
If the leaf has not yet emerged or has fallen off, the node will still be there in the form of a small bump.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Other names like Apple and Advanced Micro Devices have fallen off the list of top five over the years, replaced by stocks including Palantir .
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
The Knicks have fallen off of a cliff ever since, a 2-9 record beginning with their New Year’s Eve loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The issue for Google, Samsung and others, is that around one-third of all Android phones have now fallen off support.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Instead of asking Coen a pointed question about abandoning the run game or whatever else typically arises in these settings, Lynn Jones of the Jacksonville Free Press sounded like a kindly neighbor offering encouragement to a 10-year-old who had fallen off his bike.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
If the bark has fallen off or the twigs snap cleanly under light pressure, the branch is probably dead.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fallen off
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By tracking how those signals curved through Jupiter’s atmosphere, the team created detailed maps of temperature and density across the planet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hallie Henley Sims inherited her own grandmother’s curved back settee and chose to keep the original orange velvet upholstery intact.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the days and weeks leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, a nervous kind of hype swept America.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Allan’s resignation adds to the sense that the scandal surrounding the Mandelson appointment cannot be contained and could spell the end of Starmer’s premiership, just 19 months after Labour swept to power in a landslide election that gave it the largest majority in Parliament this century.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Fallen off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fallen%20off. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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