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drop off the radar en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To vanish or fall into obscurity; to become forgotten or ignored.
    • 5 December 2009, Toronto Star - One-hit wonders make a musical smash Greenbaum didn't dramatically drop off the radar as soon as that song peaked, but kept slogging away for five years with diminishing returns...
    • Not long after that, the band seemed to drop off the radar entirely, leading many to assume that they had broken up... 2003, Daniel Bukszpan, Ronnie James Dio, The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal:
    • So why have users stuck with the site when so many other search engines have dropped off the radar? Well, they're not logging on just for the search engine. 2006, Laurie Pasiuk, Vault Guide to the Top Internet Industry Employers:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dropping off the radar Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drops off the radar Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dropped off the radar Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dropped off the radar Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

under the radar · off the radar

Synonyms

fall off the radar · drop off the map