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
On that tally, Cyrus pushes from No. 139 to No. 58, now that many holiday tunes have fallen away.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
SpaceX's in-space video shows a stacked group of Starlink satellites being revealed after two pieces of protective hardware, known as payload fairings, fall away from the Falcon 9 rocket that launched the group.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Step 3: Scrub Using circular motions, use your sponge to scrub the product into the copper and watch as the patina falls away.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Any business left unfinished at the time of dissolution will fall away, and any bills that have not received royal assent cannot be carried over to the new government.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
SpaceX's in-space video shows a stacked group of Starlink satellites being revealed after two pieces of protective hardware, known as payload fairings, fall away from the Falcon 9 rocket that launched the group.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Step 3: Scrub Using circular motions, use your sponge to scrub the product into the copper and watch as the patina falls away.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall away
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These tremendous reductions have been linked to fewer respiratory illnesses, decreased hospital visits, and ultimately, lives saved and reducing climate impacts.—
Margo T. Oge,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2025
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The new aid package swiftly follows Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States once more, and U.S. support for Ukraine could diminish soon.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Corporate philanthropy, too, has diminished, which is a particular problem in a city where business leaders once took pride in making generous contributions to the arts.—
David Allen Jenn Ackerman,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Happiness is something fans appear to be embracing on Erika these days, with the onslaught of social media negativity subsiding in favor of praise.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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Following last year's devastating tornadoes and storms, insurance challenges are unlikely to subside anytime soon.—
Linh Ta,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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The missions, still without official launch dates, will fall within NASA’s private astronaut missions program, through which the space agency wants to promote the development of a space economy in low Earth orbit.—
Emilio Cozzi,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, as so often is the case, this reaffirmed American ideal fell short of reality.—
AJ Willingham,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Morris’ attorney, Lesa Pamplin, declined to comment Friday afternoon when the Star-Telegram contacted her by email.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Martin declined to comment when contacted by Newsweek through email on Thursday.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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On Tuesday, crude settled below $76 and that will hopefully help ease concerns over a return of inflation.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Though dangerous fire weather conditions have eased, officials warned of other potential risks that impacted neighborhoods, including toxic waste and hazardous electricity and gas lines.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The snow was expected to taper off around midafternoon as the snowstorm moves to the east, according to David King, a meteorologist with the weather service.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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Travel will be challenging during both Monday commutes, with conditions improving as snow tapers off late Monday night.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
5 Jan. 2025
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