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
Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tatis’ third homer in his last 10 games got the offense back on track, Randy Vásquez turned in a quality start and the bullpen hung on for a 10-8 win on Saturday at Coors Field to snap the Padres’ five-game skid.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Cedric Mullins snapped an 0-for-26 skid with a single in the ninth inning Wednesday.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tatis’ third homer in his last 10 games got the offense back on track, Randy Vásquez turned in a quality start and the bullpen hung on for a 10-8 win on Saturday at Coors Field to snap the Padres’ five-game skid.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
During the day, fans can meander in and out of matches, keyed by the soundtrack of fervent applause in a close match, of grunts and skidding sneakers just a few feet away.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Never use the brakes suddenly because this may cause the car to skid.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skid
Verb
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Surveys suggest consumer confidence has dipped and auto loan defaults and repossessions are on the rise.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stock prices dipped slightly in trading Wednesday after Oracle reported an upbeat outlook for cloud revenue and the Producer Price Index revealed a decline in wholesale prices in August.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The slide below summarizes their claims for ROI improvements using Kove.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The decline of people moving this decade has been part of a continuous slide as home prices have skyrocketed in some metros and interest rates have gone up.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Buildings told CBS News New York and News 12 Long Island that a 10-by-10-inch section of the ceiling collapsed due to possible water damage, and pieces of the building fell on customers dining inside.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Between dives at Prime Scuba Ishigaki, you’ll be served hot mushroom curry rice, beef bowls reminiscent of Yoshinoya, and steaming soup—proof that even on the water, Ishigaki takes its food seriously.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Holmes anticipates that the dive will open doors for their nonprofits and conservation research for Lake Tahoe.—
Amelia Wu,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hours after the initial shipping containers fell into the ocean, more containers tumbled onto the port side.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2022, surging prices forced the Federal Reserve into aggressive rate-hiking mode, sending the S&P 500 tumbling 25%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Travelers can expect to sail past incredible vistas of fjords and towering glaciers, or get their hearts pumping with a requisite polar plunge, diving into the icy waters for the ultimate rush.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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From Moon Milk to magnesium, steam rooms to cold plunges—how 250 days on the road traveler Daniel Scheffler’s rituals turn jet lag into renewal and offers a solid way to recover.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ross, one of the Democrats to decline AIPAC money, is a relative centrist, according to a GovTrack scorecard, while Foushee and McGarvey, Kentucky’s only House Democrat, are in the middle of the pack ideologically.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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That has declined over the years because of budget constraints.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Skyridge will send you its tattered battle plans during its long trip back to Utah.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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King Charles and Prince Harry seem to be on the road to reconciliation, with the two recently meeting for tea during Harry’s latest trip to the UK.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Skid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skid. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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