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as in to fall
to decline gradually from a standard level
the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over
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as in to stumble
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
be careful not to slip on the spilled oil
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a careless slip of the tongue
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
gave her pursuers the slip
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as in trip
a wrong judgment
that's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made
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Recent Examples of slip
Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 May 2026
Part of the reason for Bobby's return was because the ratings had slipped during that ninth season.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
There are two slip pockets on either side for small notebooks or receipts, while the main interior compartment fits larger items and includes a small zipper pocket for valuables.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Her set was a triumph, in part because her energetic delivery injected life into the proceedings after the show had slipped into a monotonous rhythm halfway through its bloated, nearly three-hour runtime.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 May 2026
Part of the reason for Bobby's return was because the ratings had slipped during that ninth season.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Noun
Each of the three Petite Plume x Tkees arrivals was handcrafted in Brazil, coming to you with impressive traction to avoid unfortunate slips on the deck or stumbles on the sand.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
There are two slip pockets on either side for small notebooks or receipts, while the main interior compartment fits larger items and includes a small zipper pocket for valuables.
—Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slip
Verb
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Huntington Beach fell behind early in the second set but continued to keep the set close before Fruerbringer’s kill gave the Mustangs a 16-11 lead.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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After a jump ball, Miles chased down the ball at midcourt, started to drive and passed to Hof, whose layup at the buzzer did not fall.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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South Africa has stumbled into a classic policy trap.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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One day at school, Scott snuck away to the bathroom and called the national suicide hotline.—
Aneri Pattani,
Washington Post,
10 May 2026
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On Saturday, May 9, Shivani, the daughter of Siddappa and Sudha, suffered multiple bite injuries after a stray dog sneaked into their family home in Karnataka's Bidar district and pounced on her, according to local outlets Deccan Herald, The Hindu and United News of India.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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The Wolves rushed shots in and around the paint all night because Wembanyama was always lurking.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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This is a moving, gripping exploration of a complex family dynamic with something lurking beneath the surface.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 6th House and trines Venus in Gemini, making routines and helpful exchanges flow smoothly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The melting pot implied that citizens gradually shed the distinctiveness of their traditions in order to become fully American.—
Ari Berman,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Many critics of such wanton cosmic acquisitiveness balk at the idea of scarcely regulated private-sector lunar strip-mining.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Kreider made no mistake hammering the puck past Hart from the low slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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That will also be a huge difference from the Orbán regime, when there was no responsibility or consequences of any crime, any political mistake.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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