Thesaurus results for FELL OFF

fell off

verb

Definition of fell off next

past tense of fall off

as in curved

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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

straightened

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Recent Examples of fell off Then, with McLean still on the mound in the seventh, Luke Keaschall singled in Cody Klemens to tie the game at three before the wheels fell off in the ninth. —

James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026 The wheels fell off in the top of the ninth inning, as reliever Devin Williams, who has struggled in his previous two outings, ensured the losing streak continued. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Michigan State University The university said the artifact is a piece that fell off the The Rock, which is a popular monument at the MSU campus. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Seven people hung on to the outside and fell off during the flight. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Some stocks fell off the list and then regained their place. —

Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026 Now 43-38, Charlotte has lost ground this week with difficult losses to Boston and Detroit that followed the same blueprint, as the Hornets fell off a cliff in the fourth quarter at the wrong time. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026 Nobody wants to be described as an artist whose stuff fell off. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026 Lynette Hooker, 55, and her husband, Brian Hooker, 58, both US nationals from Michigan, were on a small dinghy when Lynette fell off the boat as windy weather kicked up turbulent seas, according to Brian’s account shared by the Royal Bahamas Police Force. —

Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

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Verb

The main kitchen is all sleek wooden cabinetry, with an eat-in banquette curved into the central island.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
The usually straight path of light gets curved along the warp, with the degree of curvature dictated by how close to the object of mass the light passes.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026