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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In many respects, the film already feels out of date, mostly covering Trump’s crimes during his first term as well as the January 6 Capitol insurrection rather than dipping into the more flagrant fascism of his past few months back in office.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Jim has said mortgage rates need to dip below 6.5% to stimulate the housing market.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
17 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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Karl Lagerfeld has landed in Seoul for a pop-up on Friday that promises an immersive dive into the late couturier’s world.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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Kornet’s dive out of bounds — as well as Brown’s — created an energy in the third quarter that even got Horford to take it to the next level.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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In the first quarter, national trucking volumes tumbled 13.8 percent from the year prior, the best year-over-year reading since the third quarter of 2023, according to the quarterly U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
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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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
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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
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 decision to travel to the Middle East after last month’s trip to the Vatican for Pope Francis‘s funeral underscores the region’s importance to Trump’s domestic and foreign policy interests, from the economy to national security.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
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 21 May. 2025.
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