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
Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
San Diego’s overall falloff from 2023 to 2024 impacted all players, Shaw included.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
Often this falls off later in life due to retirement and less exposure to people.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The change in approach comes after a precipitous falloff in the U.K.’s overseas-aid spending in recent years and is nothing like the ambitious poverty-reduction agenda of the previous Labour government.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
San Diego’s overall falloff from 2023 to 2024 impacted all players, Shaw included.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Carpenter said complaints could have already fallen off the calendar because of the delay in hiring a director.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 7 Mar. 2025
Often this falls off later in life due to retirement and less exposure to people.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
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That’s an 80% decrease from 2003 when there were 7,465 robberies.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The most dramatic decrease was among those aged 15 to 24, where the divorce rate dropped from 47.2 per 1,000 to 19.7 per 1,000.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Moving away from her usual hairstyles, Rihanna opted for a straight midi-bob cut that curved in at the tips and rested on her shoulders.—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
22 Mar. 2025
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See the conservatory, the rose garden, the Great Lawn, and the Bayou Boardwalk that stretches out over the river and curves back toward land.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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The staff reductions are the first step in shutting down the 46-year-old agency, McMahon has said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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All of those staffers were laid off in the recent federal workforce reductions.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Target – whose RSI is 16.8 – lost about 9% this week, touching a 52-week low on Friday and bringing its year-to-date decline to nearly 23%.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Some believe that the back-and-forth movement on tariffs, associated stock market volatility, and marked declines in consumer confidence have set the stage for a significant economic downturn in America's future.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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That could be in the range of the biggest drop in sales in the company’s history, nearly twice the drop during the early months of the pandemic, when factories and showrooms were closed due to stay-at-home orders.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Chargers looked past Quentin Johnston’s 13 career drops at TCU and took him in the first round.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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And the availability of virtual services has made a dent in in-person attendance.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Support for small and medium sized businesses on making these changes could really make a dent for the long term.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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