slip (on or into)

verb

Definition of slip (on or into)next
as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slip (on or into)
  1. don
  2. put on
  3. rig
Verb
  • The 12-episode reboot, which is produced by Fremantle and Fox Entertainment, sees a new cast of lifeguards don the red bathing suits including Amell, Brooks Nader and Shay Mitchell.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In rural Modoc County, in California’s remote northeast corner, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton donned a beige cowboy hat and climbed atop a horse.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of don
Verb
  • Toward the end of a long, fruitless pitch meeting with a gaggle of writer-animators, Nickelodeon executive Mary Harrington put on Bartlett’s show reel.
    — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Empress is putting on her royal dress for the final time.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • At the meeting, Maitland Mayor John Lowndes, a Democrat who is running against Brodeur for the state Senate seat, spoke out against Dorworth’s assertion that the county’s development process was rigged in favor of preserving the rural boundary.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s obsession with baseless election fraud claims and threats to rig or militarize our elections won’t help the recent college grad who’s sent out 300 resumes but can’t get a job.
    — S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rig
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“Slip (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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