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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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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
Police told the outlets that the car seemingly traveled so far due to the slippery terrain.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 July 2025
The mission is simply to not tumble down on the slippery stairs.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Plastic or rubber feet The cutting board or grating surface can get slippery fast, but plastic or rubber feet on your grater can keep you steady.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 20 July 2025
The mission is simply to not tumble down on the slippery stairs.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Plastic or rubber feet The cutting board or grating surface can get slippery fast, but plastic or rubber feet on your grater can keep you steady.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slippery
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In the South, cool-season grasses are often grown in shady areas of the landscape or seeded over Bermuda grass for winter color.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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The creators lean into the shadier side of the law with comic undertones; the result more closely resembles Suits than anything else.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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His quest for that final, elusive title is now the central motivation of his new journey on SmackDown.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Its first operable segment in the Central Valley— a 172-mile stretch between Merced and Bakersfield slated to open in 2033 — is far from the original vision and the $14 billion needed to close the funding gap by June 2026 remains elusive.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The pool snakes for about a quarter-mile and is cushioned by mangroves that provide ample space for the slick animal to hide.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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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,
13 Aug. 2025
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The sandwich, featuring ground meat—generally beef—suspended in a thick, sweet tomatoey sauce, has become an avatar of the horrible school lunch, a cliché that tends to go along with hairnets, greasy aprons, and other elements of canteen grotesquerie.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Then, dry the area and see if any greasy residue remains.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Slippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slippery. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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