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dropped off the radar

dropped off the radar is the simple past and past participle of drop off the radar.

Meaning of drop off the radar

Verb

drop off the radar (third-person singular simple present drops off the radar, present participle dropping off the radar, simple past and past participle dropped off the radar)

  1. (idiomatic) To vanish or fall into obscurity; to become forgotten or ignored.
    • 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

Questions about dropped off the radar

What is dropped off the radar the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped off the radar is the simple past and past participle of drop off the radar.

Words near dropped off the radar in the dictionary

  1. dropped like flies
  2. dropped neck
  3. dropped off
  4. dropped off the hooks
  5. dropped off the map
  6. dropped off the radar
  7. dropped one's beads
  8. dropped one's bundle
  9. dropped one's guard
  10. dropped out
  11. dropped round

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