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
For the second, quieter half of the album, FKA twigs lets pop bravado fall away.
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The history-making criminal cases that consumed so much of Trump's time and attention during his 2024 presidential campaign have been falling away.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Christmas music has fallen away, as is the case every January, after weeks of nonstop playing of holiday favorites.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Well, the play was 125 pages, and the movie is 70 pages, so a lot of it did fall away.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jon Pareles, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The history-making criminal cases that consumed so much of Trump's time and attention during his 2024 presidential campaign have been falling away.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Christmas music has fallen away, as is the case every January, after weeks of nonstop playing of holiday favorites.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Well, the play was 125 pages, and the movie is 70 pages, so a lot of it did fall away.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fall away
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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
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The analysis found spending on metformin, an older first-line oral drug for Type 2 diabetes that's available as a generic, decreased 5% over the five years studied, to $623 million.—
Adriel Bettelheim,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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The absence of Ayo Dosunmu — who is dealing with shoulder discomfort from a long-term injury — further diminished the Bulls roster.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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This mercenary approach diminishes U.S. influence, undermines international norms, and sacrifices strategic interests for short-term gains.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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But when Herring gave these patients buprenorphine, their pain and nausea subsided quickly.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the case of the San Francisco Bay Area (specifically, Bay Farm Island, Corte Madera, Foster City and San Rafael), the researchers found that the land is subsiding at a rate of more than 0.4 inch each year as a result of sediment compaction.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the declining value of the beloved buck makes the math easier.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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The average home price in the six-county region declined 0.4% from December to $862,115 in January, according to Zillow, marking the sixth consecutive month of declines.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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If there is a way for Germany to quickly ease its debt constraints that would be a positive.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The government is also considering temporary egg imports to reduce prices and plans to ease regulations on egg producers and support families raising backyard chickens.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Wednesday: Snow tapering off by midday, high near 17.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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This snow tapers off during the early morning hours, but there still could be a few lingering snow showers around daybreak Sunday.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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