SLIPPING (ON OR INTO) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Brattin also was in attendance at Thursday’s breakfast donning a camo hat with his name on it.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Lindsay Clancy supporters rally A crowd donning pink gathered outside Plymouth Superior Court to support Lindsay Clancy, 36, who is charged in the January 2023 deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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If possible, practice getting your pet into its carrier, putting on a leash or harness and loading into the car.

— Melanie Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
The sanctioning body also announced earlier this week that North Wilkesboro Speedway, after putting on its first Cup race in 30 years, will go back to hosting the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2027.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026

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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
Those claims led to the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Fox News eventually settled a lawsuit brought by voting company Dominion after its hosts and guests amplified allegations that the company was involved in rigging.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 July 2026

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