as in to decrease
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually
my interest in photography has dropped off over the years
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as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened
the drop-off in movie attendance was the greatest in more than a decade
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Recent Examples of drop (off)
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Surveillance footage from around Canton will suggest that Read’s taillight was intact until the drop-off and then was shattered.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The drop-off program is in partnership with Universal Waste.
—Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Lyft/Uber pick-up and drop-off spots will get you the closest to the park.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The drop-off in travel from Canada to the United States comes amid a bubbling tit-for-tat trade squabble between the two nations.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Surveillance footage from around Canton will suggest that Read’s taillight was intact until the drop-off and then was shattered.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The drop-off program is in partnership with Universal Waste.
—Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
The Lyft/Uber pick-up and drop-off spots will get you the closest to the park.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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However, their wage bills only decreased by 28 per cent.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Keeping those cuts on the books would decrease revenue by $4.5 trillion from 2025 through 2034, according to estimates from the Tax Foundation.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The staff reductions are the first step in shutting down the 46-year-old agency, McMahon has said.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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All of those staffers were laid off in the recent federal workforce reductions.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Projections of soaring power demand in the U.S. have led utility executives to turn to whatever power source is available—including wind and solar—even as the Trump Administration tries to diminish renewables.—
Justin Worland/Houston,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That could be in the range of the biggest drop in sales in the company’s history, nearly twice the drop during the early months of the pandemic, when factories and showrooms were closed due to stay-at-home orders.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Chargers looked past Quentin Johnston’s 13 career drops at TCU and took him in the first round.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The swelling in the area never subsided, prompting surgery to clean up bone spurs that had traveled dangerously close to his Achilles tendon.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The rain, expected to begin late Sunday, will subside by Monday afternoon, but below-average temperatures will hang around all week, according to the National Weather Service.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Save our Seas Foundation reported that 100 million sharks are killed annually, which caused an over 70% decline in population in the last 50 years. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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There’s been a roughly 20 percent decline in film and TV employment in California versus 2022, when work in the sector hit a high point, according to census data.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Then the pandemic sparked a moving frenzy, putting a serious dent in that number.—
Samantha Latson,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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If 200,000 Gold Cards are sold at $5 million each, the resulting $1 trillion could make a meaningful dent in the national debt.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, the idea of a groundshare with Merseyside rivals Everton was mooted, but with both sets of supporters against the proposal, this fell flat.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Any stronger, slow-moving thunderstorms bringing torrential rain could trigger isolated areas of flash flooding where the heaviest rain falls.—
Daniel Peck,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Drop (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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