as in to dip
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away
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Recent Examples of skid
Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Should the vehicle begin to skid on a slippery spot or a patch of black ice, stay calm and gently steer toward what would otherwise be the proper direction, maintaining a light and steady foot on the accelerator.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Pressing your brakes while on black ice will cause your car to skid.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Steering in the opposite direction could mean skidding or spinning out.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Should the vehicle begin to skid on a slippery spot or a patch of black ice, stay calm and gently steer toward what would otherwise be the proper direction, maintaining a light and steady foot on the accelerator.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
Donkevoort also says the driving experience is designed to be raw, with no electronic filters, skid-control, torque-vectoring, or automatic brake-assist.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Pressing your brakes while on black ice will cause your car to skid.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skid
Verb
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Shares of Capital One dipped on Thursday evening after the credit card issuer's fourth-quarter earnings per share missed estimates due to higher expenses.—
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CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Temperatures won't get above zero until Sunday, and wind chills on Friday morning will dip into the 40s below zero.—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Staying home when there is a travel warning allows road crews to clear the roadways without the obstacle of traffic and drivers can avoid accidents, slide-offs and getting stuck by waiting until the roads are deemed safer.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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One slide displayed a flyer, featuring an unflattering head shot of Suzuki, that the Church had circulated to warn members not to speak to him.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The cold air is then expected to stay in place through the beginning of February, ensuring that whatever snow falls this weekend will stay on the ground for a while.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Only one other player has been ever elected by the writers with 1,500 or fewer hits — Roy Campanella (1,422) in 1969 — and that total falls far short of the average career hit mark for all Hall of Fame batters, which is 2,330.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shell, who pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week in Philadelphia federal court, is one of more than a dozen college athletes accused of accepting bribes from gamblers to take a dive and deliberately tank their performance on the court.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Pietrek and Gabriel’s book has a narrower focus than The History Of Whiskey but does the deeper dive.—
Tony Sachs,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But as the pandemic subsided and many workers returned to in-person roles, Zoom’s stock has tumbled from its highs.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, approval of his handling of immigration — long a political asset for the president and the GOP — has tumbled.—
Steven Sloan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And when a cold front bringing Arctic air plunges temperatures outside well below freezing (5 degrees Fahrenheit) — water in the soil begins to freeze.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, each room is awash in a crisp white color scheme and comes with a private plunge pool.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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So far, almost all Republicans have declined to put checks on Trump through the war powers votes.—
STEPHEN GROVES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
23 Jan. 2026
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Nvidia declined to comment on executive travel plans.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Gemini can now pull context from emails, schedules, and travel searches to help users plan trips, draft messages, or find relevant information faster.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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And in a scientific article that was just published in late 2025, it was incidentally caught during a recreational fishing trip off the coast of northwestern Africa.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Skid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skid. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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