Thesaurus results for SLINKED

slunk

verb

variants also slinked

Definition of slunk

past tense of slink

as in sneaked

to move about in a sly or secret manner like a thief slinking about in the middle of the night

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Recent Examples of slunk The man accepted defeat and slunk off, slurping, toward the Boulevard du Temple. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 The doubts that surrounded this team have slunk away, one by one, replaced by reasons for optimism. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026 That’s how, last night, the best golfer most of us have ever seen slinked out of a Florida jail shortly before midnight and headed off into an uncertain future. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026 The swish of chainmail coming down the runway was audible, as models slinked down the catwalk decked in statement pelts and belts. — Anika Reed, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 From there, two of the thieves slinked up the ladder to smash a window that leads to the Galerie d’Apollon on the museum’s second floor. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025

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It was announced on Saturday that Judkins and QB Deshaun Watson had been fined a cool $14,397, while guard Austin Barber, who also snuck a hit off of the invisible blunt, had to pony up $6,944.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Kraft also took a direct snap and sneaked for a first down on another fourth-and-1 at the Buccaneers 10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of sneaked

Verb

Amanda Peet did all of that too, starting in her late 30s because of dense breast tissue and prior benign lumps, and her stage 1 invasive lobular carcinoma still slipped past her first scan.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
These were aspirationally scheduled for no earlier than mid and late October, respectively, but have now apparently slipped to mid-to-late November (though there has been no public confirmation of any firm target date).

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of slipped

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The Dallas Cowboys tight end slid into the former college athlete and influencer's DMs with a line that ended up working and anyone can use.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Artificial Intelligence infrastructure plays Nebius Group and Iren also slid 5% and nearly 8%, respectively.

— Ananya Chetia,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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