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Recent Examples of slink
In the official teaser, Lowen is slinking around the Crawford family house wearing a silk robe while Verity is fast asleep in bed.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
The district must not let Superintendent Christopher Smith slink off into an early retirement without thoroughly investigating what transpired.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Hurts Like Hell is Cornfield’s twangiest album yet, thanks in large part to the pedal steel that slinks through its songs, handled like quicksilver by Adam Brisbin.
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Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
The district must not let Superintendent Christopher Smith slink off into an early retirement without thoroughly investigating what transpired.
—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
Hurts Like Hell is Cornfield’s twangiest album yet, thanks in large part to the pedal steel that slinks through its songs, handled like quicksilver by Adam Brisbin.
—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future.
—
Cnn.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slink
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Trevino put Cincinnati back ahead 6-4 by sneaking a two-run single through the right side in the sixth.
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And Bottle Flies Blow flies and bottle flies are other types of flies that sneak indoors.
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Unbeknownst to its more than 800 members, Flod had been lurking in the public group for years, silently celebrating each new mention of Pinky.
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Finally, book eleven, Bernard Malmud’s The Fixer, was found lurking on a twelfth-grade syllabus.
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For anyone looking to channel the current more-is-more styling energy, the answer may be as simple as slipping on a pair of red shoes.
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Industry watchers are wondering aloud whether the AI lab is slipping back from the lead pack in the AI race.
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Making his 60th major-league appearance as an outfielder, Brice Matthews made a wonderful read on Vierling’s 328-foot fly ball, used his 82nd-percentile sprint speed to get into the gap and made a sliding catch to preserve Houston’s chance at a fifth consecutive series victory.
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Hydroplaning is when a vehicle starts uncontrollably sliding on wet roads.
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“Slink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slink. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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