as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable
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as in to curve
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 falloff
Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The falloff from Jenkins to Travis Glover, and later Kadeem Telfort, was monstrous.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Liam Payne died after falling off a third-floor story hotel room balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel on October 16, 2024.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Will Lewis, the publisher of The Post, said in a meeting last year that in 2023, The Post lost $77 million and had suffered a falloff in its digital audience since 2020.
—Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The falloff from Jenkins to Travis Glover, and later Kadeem Telfort, was monstrous.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
That game was going Holy Family’s way until the third period when the wheels fell off for the Fire.
—Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Liam Payne died after falling off a third-floor story hotel room balcony at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel on October 16, 2024.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
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In addition to a drop in homicides, Durham saw a 24% decrease in shooting incidents from 2023 to 2024 — though the number of people shot increased 6.8%, according to Durham Police Chief Patrice Andrews.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics, deporting just 1.3 million undocumented immigrants will trigger a 1.2% decrease in GDP and a 1.1% drop in employment by 2028.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In a space known as the Languedoc wine region of southern France, within the huge administrative region of Occitanie, multiple independent wine appellations curve in an arc alongside—and parallel to—the Mediterranean Sea.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Published on February 11, 2025 By Wendy Bowman Photo : Full Package Media/Compass A curving floating staircase can be found in the double-height living room.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The administration is planning a much broader reduction of its workforce.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lift restrictions on shooting outside and in public spaces in L.A. (emulating NYC’s successful program) and offer a temporary reduction in permit fees in conjunction with loosening up notification requirements to reduce FilmLA’s staffing costs.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Associated Press pointed to the possibility of tariffs and a decline in consumer spending as the reasons for the earlier drop.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Chegg’s traffic plummeted 49% in January year-over-year, a sharp decline from the 8% drop in the second quarter last year, when Google released AI summaries.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The drop had less to do with Kinder’s Q4 report (which was a lot more good than bad) and more to do with the fact that KMI shares had roughly doubled for the year heading into it.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The collaboration features multiple chapters, with the superstar unveiling more items with each drop.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Now, tariff threats look to be putting a dent in the economic outlook of consumers and businesses.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Seven cans of tomatoes had large dents, some in the mid-seam of the cans. Utensils and other kitchenware were stored in a cabinet with the facility’s breaker box.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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