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as in shady
given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions
a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out
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2
as in elusive
hard to find, capture, or isolate
a slippery concept that we had trouble understanding
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as in slicked
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
had trouble keeping upright on the slippery ice
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Recent Examples of slippery
Pay Attention to Bathrooms Falls are common in the bathroom, where moisture is ever present and surfaces are slippery.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2025
There in the snow, she’s tasked to swing heavy steel hooks on slippery floors and wield an ice skate like a knife.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: The first half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mix of rain, grime, and oil.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Our favorites are super slippery, easy to use, and definitely worth adding to your bedside drawer.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 2 June 2025
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2025
There in the snow, she’s tasked to swing heavy steel hooks on slippery floors and wield an ice skate like a knife.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Watch out for slippery roads: The first half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mix of rain, grime, and oil.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
Our favorites are super slippery, easy to use, and definitely worth adding to your bedside drawer.
—Gabrielle Kassel, SELF, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slippery
Adjective
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My garden has mostly shady areas with a small sunny bed.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Give your dad the gift of peace of mind with a data removal service that scrubs his personal details from people-search sites and shady data brokers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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Time to Value: Personalizing the Journey to Success Personalization isn't a new concept, but it's proven elusive in both consumer and B2B sales.—
Maribel Lopez,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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With more solid evidence — or perhaps a less elusive subject — Freedman could have turned that prose into a book that lives up to its title.—
Andrew Demillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
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Watch out for slippery roads: The initial half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mixture of rain, grime, and oil.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
10 June 2025
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For all the slick design deployed and mojo built in that opening blast, the sequence only temporarily masked what by that time was long clear in Denver: The Broncos had a bunch of guys at running back, but not the guy.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
9 June 2025
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This helps keep the finished dish from being too greasy.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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The lightweight gel texture feels like a refreshing glass of water upon application, instantly cooling and reviving the skin without leaving it greasy.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
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“Slippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slippery. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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