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trail away

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verb

  1. (intr, adverb) to become fainter, quieter, or weaker

    his voice trailed off
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Let’s build our own trail away from the highway,’” Stouffer told the Times.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2015

To blaze a clear trail away from such catastrophic industrial follies will be the vital task of the new Conference.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Now, with prices up�" he said, and let his voice trail away.

From Time Magazine Archive

His eyes trail away from Jake to me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

I let my voice trail away as my thoughts raced ahead of it fitting things together.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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