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View definitions for fall away

fall away

verb as in drop off

verb as in lose ground

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That is no longer true as EV demand cools, while sales-boosting incentives and government regulations fall away.

The R-7’s four booster rockets fell away two minutes into the flight, their fuel spent.

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Has Mr. Gates experienced an epiphany, a falling away of scales?

Crops were harvested, leaves fell away, and the landscape turned stark and gray.

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The Gunners have beaten all of them this time around, but dropped 10 points across those games as they fell away in the title race last season.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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