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[ verb ] get worse

Examples

"My grades are slipping"

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

All Deegan had_to do was slide , fall_away , but instead , he rammed into the catcher .

Related terms

worsen lapse slump

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[ verb ] diminish in size or intensity

Synonyms

fall_off

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

Every slight sound that rose against that pressure fell_away again , crushed beneath it .

Related terms

disappear slump

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