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as in to stumble
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 tumble
the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones

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the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug

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as in waterfall
usually falls plural a fall of water usually from a great height tourists were shocked to see a man jump into the water and go over the falls

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Recent Examples of fall
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Public transit services continued during the pandemic, but ridership on the railroads fell sharply, DOT data show. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025 Hackman appeared to have fallen, a deputy observed. Susan Montoya Bryan, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
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While numerous films based on his work have been mounted, the other most famous title would have to be The Notebook, the romance adapted into the 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Sparks’ latest novel, Counting Miracles, debuted last fall and is being adapted for film by Amazon. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2025 Those planning a trip to a national park this spring, summer, or fall may now be thinking twice about it. Will McGough, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fall
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall
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  • Skype won attention in the 2000s for giving people a way to talk without paying the phone company, but stumbled in the mobile era and didn’t enjoy a major resurgence during the pandemic.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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  • Paramedics took her to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she was succumbed to her injuries Monday, Bess said.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Prequel Dexter: Original Sin, featuring a young Dexter eventually succumbing to his bloodlust, recently aired its finale.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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  • In the gripping series, Mullen faces a complex but all-too-realistic cyberattack that plunges the world into chaos.
    Ally Neagen, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In fact, Russia appears to be pushing Iran toward diplomacy for fear of losing a key partner to a potential wider war that would plunge the region into even deeper chaos and further hamper Russian interests.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • For its most recent financial results for the third quarter of 2024, net sales decreased 3.6 percent to $119.1 million over the quarter.
    James Manso, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Unlike widening, which decreases the cost of driving and thus causes demand to rebound, congestion pricing regulates the cost of driving in a particular area or lane to tamp down on traffic, Burris explains.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • The festivities continued well past midnight, with the newlyweds and their guests descending the mountain in jeeps under the stars.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Arctic air from Canada has descended on the Central and Eastern U.S., delivering record-breaking cold.
    German Lopez, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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  • This all might help explain why some of the hot tech trades over the past year have lost their momentum.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The Broncos found that out the hard way last month, hitting 14 3-pointers at Utah State yet still losing 81-79.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • But since the day before, one trespassing man would not stop.
    Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Mainstream media outlets, which ordinarily wouldn’t care about a trespassing deer hunter, fixated on the Porta-Potty part and ran with it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Outdoor Life, 12 Feb. 2025
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  • The cat also tested positive for the virus and died 24 hours later.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Jason died Thursday in his West Hollywood home after a long battle with cancer, a family representative told The Hollywood Reporter.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025

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