as in dips
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away
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Verb
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But Nix is amid something of a minor sophomore slip — dips in his completion percentage, success rate, yards per attempt and QBR.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025 -
Meiner has pointed to statistics indicating dips in major crimes.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My youngest could not get enough of the splash pad, which had several small slides, sprinklers, and a large dump bucket.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Highlights include slides and jumpers, rides, a petting zoo and pumpkins.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When fear takes over, the price often falls well below its value.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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The movement of aid has increased through Israel’s border, but on a scale that Palestinians say falls short of the needs of a destitute populace.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Easy to roll your eyes at from the opening scene and increasingly pigheaded in all of the ones that follow, Man-su starts off a long way from likable and tumbles much lower in our estimation from there.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Economic impact The Big Sugar Gravel and Little Sugar Mountain Bike races together brought 7,200 visitor trips to Northwest Arkansas in 2024, according to a study published by Daniel Larson of the University of Oklahoma Department of Health and Exercise Science.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Timberwolves are fresh off two consecutive trips to the conference finals.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the filmmaker’s first nine movies were modestly budgeted — see Inherent Vice (2014) or Hard Eight (1996) — the $140 million One Battle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, plunges Anderson into franchise-like economics.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … DIGITAL DARKNESS – Taliban plunges Afghanistan into darkness as UN issues urgent warning.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Crypto declines, however, have the reverse effect.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Unless LaVine miraculously declines his $49 million for 2026-27, the Kings may be left to just extend Murray, re-sign Ellis and run it back for another year.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Everything — from the app that pings the cookie drops to the branding strategy that weaponizes nostalgia and novelty — emanates from this Provo facility.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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When participation drops among people of color and young people, our electorate becomes less representative—and our government does too.—
Tom Lopach,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Skids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skids. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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