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as in fell
to decline gradually from a standard level
the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over
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as in stumbled
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
be careful not to slip on the spilled oil
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as in infiltrated
to introduce in a gradual, secret, or clever way
casually slipped it into the conversation
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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel
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as in shed
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
periodically crabs slip their shells and grow new ones
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Recent Examples of slipped
Oil prices rise, stocks fall over Hormuz deadlock Oil prices rose and stocks slipped on growing signs that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to remain all but shut for the foreseeable future.
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semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Whitlock, who slipped on a wet mound Sunday and hyperextended his left knee, tried to pitch through the pain but had an injection Wednesday.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Oil prices slipped, but remain above pre-war levels as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed.
—Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Prices of crude oil, a key resource for energy-deficient Europe, slipped and were on track for their first weekly drop in two months.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Notes were slipped under her dorm door, and people left her nasty voicemails, text messages, and emails.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Marvell Technology — The semiconductor company slipped almost 3% even after posting a rosy outlook for the current quarter.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The latest poll released by the California Democratic Party showed Mahan’s support had slipped from 7% to 4% among likely Democratic voters in polling conducted earlier this month.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
semafor.com, 29 May 2026
Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026
Whitlock, who slipped on a wet mound Sunday and hyperextended his left knee, tried to pitch through the pain but had an injection Wednesday.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Oil prices slipped, but remain above pre-war levels as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed.
—Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Prices of crude oil, a key resource for energy-deficient Europe, slipped and were on track for their first weekly drop in two months.
—Jay Ganglani, NBC news, 29 May 2026
Notes were slipped under her dorm door, and people left her nasty voicemails, text messages, and emails.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Marvell Technology — The semiconductor company slipped almost 3% even after posting a rosy outlook for the current quarter.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 May 2026
The latest poll released by the California Democratic Party showed Mahan’s support had slipped from 7% to 4% among likely Democratic voters in polling conducted earlier this month.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipped
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Piccotto effectively plays the regret of a mother forced to reckon with the loss of a child, the horror of engaging with that child again, while also grappling with her own role as a mother felled by the scourge of addiction.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In a Western Conference Final where a few other key Colorado Avalanche players are already playing through injuries, the NHL’s leading goal scorer this season was felled trying to prevent someone else from scoring.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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Weiss, best known for her work as an opinion journalist and the launch of her site The Free Press, has stumbled in her new role in large part due to a lack of experience with TV operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette’s bones in the woods near rural Carmel, an hour north of the Bronx.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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The moment the cannula infiltrated, time split in two.—
Nisha Narayanan,
STAT,
5 June 2026
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Called Debug, the project targets Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are native to Africa but have infiltrated nearly half of California’s counties since first being detected in the state in 2013.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Her initial thought was that the neighbor’s cat must have snuck into her yard.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The children couldn’t make calls unmonitored, so Matthew snuck into payphones, a hoodie over his head, to pass information back to the fracturing cult, which still contained a few adult loyalists.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Tears flowed as a historic postseason ended deep in San Diego County.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Crucially, Ngai says, the term for extraterrestrials flowed from the word for foreigners, not the other way around.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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In addition, research has shown cockroach debris, such as feces and shed skins, can cause allergies and asthma in some people.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
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The Hollywood Reporter senior editors Alex Weprin and Steven Zeitchik came together to shed some light on the mega-murk.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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From there, however, his scoring pace sagged somewhat down the stretch of Frölunda’s season.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Weiss had initially sought to reinvent the CBS Evening News, dropping a two-anchor format that had sagged in the ratings.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Britain’s Katie Boulter and Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez tripped over Lacoste signs during their early round matches.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
7 June 2026
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The one thing that has tripped me up, however, is sourcing the perfect walking sneakers.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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“Slipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipped. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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