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
Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The ball slipped through his fingers and skidded out of bounds with under a second to play.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2025
Lozano said the seeds to the victory were planted in Tuesday’s practice, after a three-game skid.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Verb
And with good reason: One cyclist took a painful-looking tumble as his wheel skidded on the greasy paving.
Storms both meteorological and perhaps ecclesiastical are forecast later.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
The ball slipped through his fingers and skidded out of bounds with under a second to play.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Noun
But media watchers have speculated that a settlement with Trump would grease the skids for Skydance-Paramount to close.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2025
Lozano said the seeds to the victory were planted in Tuesday’s practice, after a three-game skid.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skid
Verb
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If Toronto needs to dip further down the depth chart for starts, the two new additions could soon be options.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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But the chances of survival start to dip after just 12 hours.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The water park is known for its body slides, and thrill seekers will want to splash down on Summit Plummet, one of the tallest and fastest free-fall body slides in the world.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
12 May 2025
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Ewers' agent spoke out after the quarterback's draft slide, and the 23-year-old is now breaking his silence.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Last night, the Rockies were 0-for-7 after falling behind 1-2.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Without employer pensions or consistent guidance, more of the retirement burden falls squarely on individuals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The Wild’s season has been like that ride, with injuries to key players altering the team’s direction with sharp turns and dives.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Apr. 2025
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This dramatic retelling dives into one of Mexico’s most notorious criminal legends from the 1960s.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Someone putting the last piece into their word puzzle only to watch the entire thing tumble down to the ground?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Arm gives weak guidance Shares of Arm tumbled more than 11% in extended trading after the chip-design company issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Lizzo debuted blonde hair to go with her pink and black Christian Siriano gown with a plunge at the front.—
Leanne Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At times, their giant trunks appeared to offer the only potential salvation from one wrong move and a plunge over terrifyingly precipitous drops into raging rivers below.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Verb
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While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Rea had become a free agent when the Brewers declined their $5.5 million option for this year, deciding to instead pay him a $1 million buyout.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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The conference has earned accolades in a show of success even before Powell’s Rockets won three consecutive titles and a trip to a fourth straight.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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Most Popular Most Popular Asking Eric: The parents refuse to cut their trip short despite their teen’s crisis Asking Eric: The parents refuse to cut their trip short despite their teen's crisis Dear Abby: Is there a way to tell the crass shirttail relations that they’re not invited?—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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“Skid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skid. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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