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
Ted Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
All numbers five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick This is an extreme falloff in performance.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
When she was broken at 5-1 up, the Briton started to swing more freely, sustaining the aggression long enough to climb back up the ladder only to fall off it and lose serve at 4-5 down.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Noun
No analysts asked questions about Europe origination traffic or the falloff in government sales.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
All numbers five-on-five, via Natural Stat Trick This is an extreme falloff in performance.
—Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Azerbaijan pushed back, and once Russia became mired in Ukraine, the issue quietly fell off the agenda.
—Zaur Shiriyev, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2025
When she was broken at 5-1 up, the Briton started to swing more freely, sustaining the aggression long enough to climb back up the ladder only to fall off it and lose serve at 4-5 down.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falloff
Noun
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According to Spire, this rate increase just offsets the decrease in natural gas prices which took effect in November 2024.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The architects Jeff Milstein and Barbara Weinstein pushed the kitchen under an arched alcove, lifted a bedroom above a curving wall, and carved a private office into the living area that looks like a tiny southwestern house.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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The gleaming buildings of Chicago, curving along the shore of Lake Michigan, are especially lethal.—
Vincent Alban,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The People's Bank of China announced 10 new measures intended to stabilize financial markets, including a reduction of deposits held in reserve and a lowering of interest rates across the board.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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This situation highlights a general downturn within the cruise sector, as Carnival Corp has seen a reduction of 12%, Viking Holdings experienced a decline of 2%, and Royal Caribbean stock yielded a modest increase of 3%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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But there are also other factors contributing to the job decline, such as price compression caused by oversupply, which has forced many operators to cut costs, including labor expenses.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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That's when crossings at the border first began their sharp decline, a trend that accelerated after Trump took office.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Rub it with a few drops of oil before putting it away to maintain the nonstick seasoning long term.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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Except for a drop last year to 495 people, deaths of homeless people have risen steadily for at least a decade.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Thus, minimum payments don’t make a dent in your loan’s principal.—
Christine Benz,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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In Haiti’s case, neither a recent U.S. designation of the armed groups as terrorist organizations nor a multinational force led by Kenya has made a dent in the gangs’ ability to sow chaos.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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“Falloff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falloff. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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