SLIPPED (INTO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

slipped (into)

verb

past tense of slip (into)

as in threw (on)

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When mice at Patricia Hunt’s lab at Washington State University began losing fetuses with devastating birth defects — facial deformities and missing hindquarters — or failed to reproduce at all, Hunt immediately put on her detective hat.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Because the products are local, they aren't put on planes or trucks to travel long distances to get here.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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