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fall
noun as in descent; lowering
noun as in defeat, overthrow
verb as in descend; become lower
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
verb as in happen, occur
Strongest matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Current anti-inflammatory treatments bring relief but often fall short, as patients can lose their response to these medications over time, suffer relapses, and experience significant side effects.
Though nausea was the main driver of food waste, the results hinted at another possible influence: changes in preferences and habits that led people to toss foods that had fallen out of favor.
Paul Fleming, general secretary of arts union Equity, agreed that new opera productions and engagement programmes in Manchester were welcome, but said "it falls short of a season at the scale audiences deserve".
The rapid Waca in Perth, Australia, has a high clay content, but produced cracks big enough for a small child to fall into.
It’s a measure of the strength of Max's character that he has managed to handle this with such equanimity, especially as the team’s competitive form was falling away at the same time.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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