fell away

verb

Definition of fell awaynext
past tense of fall away
as in decreased
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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  1. fell
  2. diminished
  3. subsided
Verb
  • There, along the North Platte River in what is now Wyoming, the animal was felled by the arrow of a warrior named High Forehead, who may have been hungry.
    Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The story claimed that two loggers felled a hollow tree and were shocked to find a body inside.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Expectations are diminished, contaminated by politics.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Of course, that snub hasn’t really diminished the Parkour Civilization phenomenon.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of diminished
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  • After the floodwaters subsided, roads were covered in debris and mud.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • As the post-Covid boom subsided in cities such as Atlanta and Nashville, the nation’s fastest-rising rents are now found in the likes of Indianapolis, Columbus and Fayetteville, all places where Morgan Properties has a presence.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of subsided
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