slips (on or into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of slip (on or into)
as in throws (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 slips (on or into)
  1. dons
  2. rigs
  3. dresses
Verb
  • The person who isn't a professional military officer pursues a broad, deep, public professional career, and yet dons the uniform and serves his nation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Rebecca Gayheart dons a floral dress while in Los Angeles on June 30.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of dons
Verb
  • There’s infectious joy and wonder as the Eridian who will come to be known as Rocky begins communicating with Ryland, at first with rudimentary signals and then with more complex language once Ryland rigs a translation device.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of rigs
Verb
  • Will’s obsessive, put-upon mother, Susan (Tandi Wright), belittles Alice, dresses her down for her attire at the funeral, and forces her to wear heels that don’t fit, leaving her feet bloody.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Definition of dresses
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“Slips (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slips%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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