slippery slope
noun
: a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
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His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
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Separating or normalizing not living with a spouse is [a] slippery slope.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Republicans claimed the measure would create a slippery slope for members to abuse the practice, despite it being narrowly tailored toward new and expectant parents.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
However, not all slippery slope arguments are fallacious.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Ford playfully dodges that question, noting that accepting such technology is a slippery slope.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Republicans claimed the measure would create a slippery slope for members to abuse the practice, despite it being narrowly tailored toward new and expectant parents.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
However, not all slippery slope arguments are fallacious.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Ford playfully dodges that question, noting that accepting such technology is a slippery slope.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slippery slope
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“Slippery slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slippery%20slope. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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