as in curving
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 falling off
Even with San Diego FC falling off from its 2025 level, until its recent gains going into tonight’s home match against Vancouver, the MLS product is entertaining enough on most nights to make for a decent or better show.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Handles were falling off and fabrics were showing their wear since a major remodel 31 years prior.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Photos and videos had showed the left engine separating and falling off the plane during takeoff.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Numbers that are falling off or fading need to be replaced so that your mail can be delivered efficiently.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026
Why does my baby zucchini turn yellow and falling off?
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
Stocks like Micron, AMD and Intel started falling off their peaks at the beginning of last week.
—Liz Napolitano,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 18 May 2026
According to police, the second driver then accelerated his moped towards the officers, hitting the door of a police cruiser, losing his balance, and then falling off.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Or they can be braised or cooked until the meat is falling off the bone in your slow cooker.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Handles were falling off and fabrics were showing their wear since a major remodel 31 years prior.
—Rachel Kraus, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Photos and videos had showed the left engine separating and falling off the plane during takeoff.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Numbers that are falling off or fading need to be replaced so that your mail can be delivered efficiently.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2026
Why does my baby zucchini turn yellow and falling off?
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
Stocks like Micron, AMD and Intel started falling off their peaks at the beginning of last week.
—Liz Napolitano,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 18 May 2026
According to police, the second driver then accelerated his moped towards the officers, hitting the door of a police cruiser, losing his balance, and then falling off.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Or they can be braised or cooked until the meat is falling off the bone in your slow cooker.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falling off
curving
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Mutable clay offers a contrast to precise silver, in a composition that has the curving voids reminiscent of Joan Lurie and Henry Moore.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
17 May 2026
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High up on the curving walls to either side were large murals painted in the 1930s by the artist Barry Faulkner portraying Thomas Jefferson handing the Declaration to John Hancock and the ratification of the Constitution.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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“Falling off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falling%20off. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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