SLIP (ON OR INTO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

slip (on or into)

verb

Definition of slip (on or into)

as in to throw (on)

to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Appearing to take issue with this assessment, Clifton donned a pair of latex gloves and removed the shirt from an evidence bag before showing Williamson the shirt on the stand.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
The Grammy winner also teamed up with her friends for a Hairspray group costume, teasing her hair and donning a 1960s-esque dress in a recreation of Amanda Bynes’ character Penny in the 2007 film adaptation of the musical of the same name.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026

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Across Lower East Side dives in the early 2000s, Brian Chase, Nick Zinner, and Karen O put on otherworldly rock shows that verged on performance art—a blaze of vodka-spitting, mic-fellating, IDGAF unruliness and explosive, clamorous tracks.

— Megan Buerger, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
Currently, these special taxes put on by voter signature gathering do not need to meet that threshold.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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For the second of two F--- Cancer gigs, Reynoso has racked up a gloriously absurd 13 local bands on one madcap, rapid-fire club bill, where each will swarm the stage rig to plug in and play 10-minute sets before giving way to the next act.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
And now that the president is unable to find support for his damaging policies on their merits, the administration is focused on rigging the rules to keep power and avoid accountability.

— Dylan Behler, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

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