slip away
phrasal verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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Continuity, and a drive to achieve what had slipped away in last year’s finals loss to the New York Liberty, bred a historic season — a Lynx franchise-record 34 wins and a team that led the league in offensive and defensive ratings.
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Miami then lost two of its final three games against Georgia Tech and Syracuse to see its chances to play in both the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff slip away.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
With Danny held hostage, Maria’s life begins to flourish and that star pupil, Pauline, inches ever-closer to her favorite docent as sympathies slip away and oscillate between characters, the film making quick work of manipulating mounting emotions.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Homeownership, once the bedrock of the American middle class, is slipping away.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Ben Pickman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Miami then lost two of its final three games against Georgia Tech and Syracuse to see its chances to play in both the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff slip away.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
With Danny held hostage, Maria’s life begins to flourish and that star pupil, Pauline, inches ever-closer to her favorite docent as sympathies slip away and oscillate between characters, the film making quick work of manipulating mounting emotions.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Homeownership, once the bedrock of the American middle class, is slipping away.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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