Become less
Fall and become less are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall" instead a verb phrase "Become less".
Fall
Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Of course, she did become less popular gradually as the show itself started to fall apart, along with most of the characters.
- Bottomless Pits: A danger at first, these become less so after acquiring Shade, who will pull you up when you fall.
Source: Video Game / Beyond Oasis -
Sankt-Peterburg was renamed Petrograd during World War I to become less "German" and more "Russian", then Leningrad to honour the father of the Soviet Union, and then after the fall of communism it became Sankt-Peterburg again.
Source: Meaningful Rename
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