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slipping (on or into)

verb

present participle of slip (on or into)
as in throwing (on)
to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slipping (on or into)
  1. donning
  2. putting on
  3. rigging
Verb
  • The duo attended the Seattle Seahawks’ 41-6 playoff win over San Francisco in January as 49ers fans, donning attire in support of the losing squad.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In Adenot's video, she is seen donning the Starfleet badge on her ESA-issue ISS shirt, floating in ESA's Columbus laboratory module.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of donning
Verb
  • This museum inside a Renaissance palazzo in the heart of Florence has been putting on one blockbuster exhibition after another.
    — Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Hall of Fame itself rejigged itself, putting on something of a Federer-fest with an atmosphere to match.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of putting on
Verb
  • Consider rigging up a temporary irrigation system the first season with hoses and impact sprinklers.
    — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Also on Wednesday, a botched car bomb detonated prematurely, killing three people at a nearby home and also eight militants who were rigging the explosives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rigging
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“Slipping (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipping%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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