as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
as the years went by, the public's interest in the murder case fell away
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To a great degree, in older age, ambition falls away.
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Anne Lamott, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
After the two-minute mark, the SLS boosters finished burning through their propellant and fell away.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
But as it’s brushed clean, the mass falls away, revealed as a clump of dirt.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The 15-time major champion made it to the weekend at the Masters but has now missed the cut at successive majors after falling away at the PGA Championship last month.
—Aimee Lewis, CNN, 15 June 2024
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Anne Lamott, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
After the two-minute mark, the SLS boosters finished burning through their propellant and fell away.
—Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
But as it’s brushed clean, the mass falls away, revealed as a clump of dirt.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
The 15-time major champion made it to the weekend at the Masters but has now missed the cut at successive majors after falling away at the PGA Championship last month.
—Aimee Lewis, CNN, 15 June 2024
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“Fall away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fall%20away. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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