as in fell
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 skidded
Dolton police case The 2016 Dolton police chase stemmed from a traffic violation after the Kyles’ and Dunlap’s car skidded through a stop sign.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Asitimbay skidded out, lost control of his car and crashed into the center median before coming to a rest back in the right lane, the Camry perpendicular to traffic, cops said.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Gu screamed as her skis skidded down the slope.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, the sport's greatest, who is chasing his fifth Olympic medal, moves on to the final four after his opponent skidded off course.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
On his initial try, Malinin was slightly off axis and skidded out of the axel sideways.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
For example, her kids plopped themselves in a storage tub — a makeshift sled — and skidded down the driveway over and over.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Adi looked down at his hiking boots with their split-grain leather and polyurethane midsoles and skidded his feet back toward the driftwood, like one of his former fourth graders called out on a pair of outmoded sneakers.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Athletes and coaches from several national teams rushed to the finish line to check on Horn as the sled skidded to a stop.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
Asitimbay skidded out, lost control of his car and crashed into the center median before coming to a rest back in the right lane, the Camry perpendicular to traffic, cops said.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Gu screamed as her skis skidded down the slope.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, the sport's greatest, who is chasing his fifth Olympic medal, moves on to the final four after his opponent skidded off course.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
On his initial try, Malinin was slightly off axis and skidded out of the axel sideways.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
For example, her kids plopped themselves in a storage tub — a makeshift sled — and skidded down the driveway over and over.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Adi looked down at his hiking boots with their split-grain leather and polyurethane midsoles and skidded his feet back toward the driftwood, like one of his former fourth graders called out on a pair of outmoded sneakers.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Athletes and coaches from several national teams rushed to the finish line to check on Horn as the sled skidded to a stop.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skidded
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Apartment buildings were felled by air strikes, and smoke billowed from the blasts; the buzz of Israeli drones filled the air.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Too many people, particularly those in my age group, have been felled by a cold that morphed into pneumonia, or a UTI that landed them in the hospital, or a simple stumble on a floor mat that resulted in surgery and months of physical therapy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Stocks plunged, and the price of oil spiked by fifteen per cent, as Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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After a fifth year of extreme drought, water levels in Tehran’s five reservoirs plunged to some 10% of their capacity, prompting President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn the capital may have to be evacuated.—
Annika Hammerschlag,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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StubHub — Shares of the secondary ticketing marketplace tumbled 6%.—
Pia Singh,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Twitter’s stock tumbled as a result.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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Shares of Oracle have dipped 21% this year, swept up in a broader sell-off targeting the technology industry upon fears of artificial intelligence disruption.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Morning temperatures dipped to the mid-50s, but that's already a good 10-15 degrees warmer than our average high today.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Township officials also offered assistance during a public meeting to help address those concerns, but the university declined the help, the lawsuit alleges.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Army Corps declined to comment for this article, citing the ongoing lawsuit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Check out this charming coffee table, or this leather counter stool that dropped under $350.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lisa Piper stood on her back deck and took video of a terrifying scene that played out on the other side of frozen Union Lake as a funnel cloud formed and then dropped toward the ground Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Opportunities for natural socialization have plummeted across the country, leaving many of us more isolated than generations past.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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East Asian stock markets, meanwhile, plummeted.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Skidded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skidded. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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