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
J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s after a $100 million bow the previous weekend, for a roughly 72% decline – but that’s due to the fact last weekend was a four-day holiday, so a larger falloff was expected.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Last June, Tesla recalled Cybertruck after a piece of metal trim around the trunk bed was falling off.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But the falloff marked a sharp reversal from the month before.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
That’s after a $100 million bow the previous weekend, for a roughly 72% decline – but that’s due to the fact last weekend was a four-day holiday, so a larger falloff was expected.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Last June, Tesla recalled Cybertruck after a piece of metal trim around the trunk bed was falling off.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
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While code reuse decreases and code velocity increases in this new paradigm, vulnerability density remains consistent because the large language models (LLMs) that developers are using are often trained on open-source datasets rife with existing security flaws.—
Chris Wysopal,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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By coincidence, the administration also assumes that for every 10% increase in the price of foreign products, there will be a 40% decrease in how much Americans buy.—
Jeff Guo,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 7:45 a.m. Monday, when a westbound Ford SUV veered off a curving stretch of Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall and crashed into a ditch near Valley of the King Road, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Recognize The Risks Of A Trade War To Everyone The last major trade war of the 1930s was accompanied by a 60% reduction in global trade.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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There is a fear that this settlement will ultimately lead to a dramatic reduction in spots available, although no one knows for sure.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2025
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Apparel exports from Turkey saw a decline of 6 percent in January-February 2025, and a drop of 4.47 percent year-on-year in 2024, with the last month of the year falling almost 11 percent.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Apr. 2025
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Walmart's stock has experienced a notable decline amid a nationwide boycott and broader market volatility.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump didn’t name individual lawmakers or prominent conservative figures in the post, which hit just minutes before Wall Street opened with another major drop.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Overnight, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 13.2%, the biggest single day percentage drop since October 1997, according to The Journal.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Then the pandemic sparked a moving frenzy, putting a serious dent in that number.—
Samantha Latson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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If 200,000 Gold Cards are sold at $5 million each, the resulting $1 trillion could make a meaningful dent in the national debt.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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