as in curves
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 falls off
When the share price goes off, falls off the cliff.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But the quality falls off dramatically after that, with Scotland and Haiti both playing in a World Cup for the first time this century.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Over time, that shapes who advances, who stays and who falls off the path.
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Subha Barry,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Like, if something falls off when Bad Bunny is on the red carpet.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
5 May 2026
The risk is that his game falls off a cliff, as David Booth’s did, but the five-year term helps mitigate that risk.
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Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Soon enough, the unstable phosphorus atom falls off the CheY protein, causing the proteins of the C ring to flip back to their original stable formation and turn counterclockwise again.
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Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
If Sieler’s performance falls off in 2026, there’s almost certainly no spot available for him on the 2027 Dolphins.
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Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
When the stock market falls off a cliff, the natural impulse might be to panic and sell.
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Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
But the quality falls off dramatically after that, with Scotland and Haiti both playing in a World Cup for the first time this century.
—
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Over time, that shapes who advances, who stays and who falls off the path.
—
Subha Barry,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Like, if something falls off when Bad Bunny is on the red carpet.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
5 May 2026
The risk is that his game falls off a cliff, as David Booth’s did, but the five-year term helps mitigate that risk.
—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Soon enough, the unstable phosphorus atom falls off the CheY protein, causing the proteins of the C ring to flip back to their original stable formation and turn counterclockwise again.
—
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
If Sieler’s performance falls off in 2026, there’s almost certainly no spot available for him on the 2027 Dolphins.
—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
When the stock market falls off a cliff, the natural impulse might be to panic and sell.
—
Daniel De Visé,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falls off
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Tumon Bay, the island’s main resort district, curves in a sweep of gorgeous waters backed by limestone cliffs and a skyline of hotels that reflect Guam’s long‑standing popularity with Japanese and Korean travelers.
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Phoebe Philo’s version, a backless white tank with a dramatic ruffle that curves across the waist and up the shoulder blades transforms the silhouette into an avant-garde sculpture.
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Officials said the decrease came during a time of year when crime often trends higher because of summer heat, longer daylight hours and school breaks.
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Industry trends analysis supports this shift.
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Canada, a little unlucky to lose so heavily, has made history this summer after making the knockout rounds for the first time and will have undoubtedly spread joy and inspired a new generation in the country.
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Throughout the tournament’s history, hosts have hugely overperformed at the World Cup, reaching knockout rounds 91% of the time, semifinals 57%, and the championship 26%.
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The company has since changed how Location History works, moving much of that data onto users’ devices by default, a shift that could make Google-style geofence sweeps far harder to run.
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Right now, that faith is shaking as a wave of cruelty sweeps through our communities.
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