as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
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Recent Examples of fall away
Kelce scored his first smash inside that region with the holiday smash, which started its time at No. 8 before falling away.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.
—London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Should this effort fall short—and should U.S. support fall away—the price will be steep.
—Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
Christopher’s Leap is one of the new and already notorious double-blacks—to which a leap is required, as the trail essentially falls away 75% of the way down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
With federal support falling away and a less supportive national policy, the innovation that has come from start-ups and private companies in this space may be negatively affected.
—London Business School, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Should this effort fall short—and should U.S. support fall away—the price will be steep.
—Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
Christopher’s Leap is one of the new and already notorious double-blacks—to which a leap is required, as the trail essentially falls away 75% of the way down.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
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Narcotics Use Use of narcotics other than heroin (including Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet) among 12th graders decreased to an all-time low of 0.6 percent in 2024, down from a peak of 9.5 percent in 2004.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Key Facts Shares of Trump Media decreased to just over $33 as trading opened Friday, lowering the value of Trump’s stake from $4 billion on Thursday to just over $3.8 billion.Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Yankees’ decision to go with Goldschmidt on a one-year contract is not without risk given his age and diminishing skills.Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The district is set to ask the Metro Council for use of $12 million surplus funds to partially offset the diminishing pandemic money.Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Monthly inflation subsided in November after showing little improvement in recent months.Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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With the help of psychologists, the symptoms, luckily, subsided.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Total passenger car sales in Thailand fell 23% through September compared to the same period last year.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The proposal comes as Nissan is urgently cutting costs, having fallen behind in the global EV race, while both companies are struggling in the bruising Chinese automotive market.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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In any case, a company with declining revenues, earnings and free cash flow may not even be able to sustain its current dividend, let alone grow it to keep pace with future inflation.Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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Last year marked the seventh consecutive year of declining births, despite the relaxation of China's one-child policy to allow two children in 2016 and three in 2021.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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This weather pattern, driven by atmospheric rivers, has already delivered substantial precipitation this fall and early winter, easing drought conditions and boosting snowpack in the region.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Conversely, getting a good night’s rest often seems to ease anxiety and take the edge off negative memories, studies suggest.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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However, precipitation is expected to taper off by Friday evening.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Dec. 2024
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Snow showers are expected to taper off by mid-afternoon on Friday.Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Fall away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20away. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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