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Recent Examples of slippery Definitive answers are slippery ground for men in his position. George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 Pine straw is too slippery to walk on, so skip it when mulching these high-traffic areas. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025 The agency cautioned those in affected areas to plan on slippery road conditions, adding that the Friday morning commute could be affected. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The shampoo lathered up quickly and felt very slippery, while the conditioner was thicker and hydrating. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slippery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slippery
Adjective
  • This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Type 1 diabetes wears many faces—an elusive autoimmune disease, a metabolic mess, a chronic condition that requires lifelong treatment.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Despite double- and sometimes triple-digit year-on-year growth, and repeat customers accounting for 37 percent of the business every month, the break even point remained elusive.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Watts wore a navy blue sparkly dress paired with black mules and a slicked back hairstyle.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The very slick looking TK-02 from Terra Kaffe is $300 off as well.
    Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The 29-year-old threw some slick passes, particularly a transition assist to Lively in the second quarter.
    Christian Clark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Over time, that greasy film that settles on your wood cabinets can trap dirt and dust, making the buildup hard to remove.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream delivers up to 120 hours of hydration in a lightweight texture that won’t feel heavy or greasy.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Slippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slippery. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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