as in fell
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away
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Recent Examples of skidded
The Mando movie took a 69% drop at the domestic box office in its second weekend, while Masters of the Universe skidded 71% in its second frame.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Paul, wild with concern, leaped from his mount and skidded down the bank.
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Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
As the ball skidded past Caglianone, Houston’s Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run.
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Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
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Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
In the video, a red car skidded across the intersection after investigators say it was rear-ended by a white Land Rover.
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Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
In 2015, Kathmandu was closed for multiple days after a Turkish Airlines plane skidded off the runway while landing in dense fog, per the outlet.
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Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
In 2015, a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway shutting down the airport for several days.
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ABC News,
10 May 2026
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Paul, wild with concern, leaped from his mount and skidded down the bank.
—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
As the ball skidded past Caglianone, Houston’s Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run.
—
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
In the video, a red car skidded across the intersection after investigators say it was rear-ended by a white Land Rover.
—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
In 2015, Kathmandu was closed for multiple days after a Turkish Airlines plane skidded off the runway while landing in dense fog, per the outlet.
—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.
—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
In 2015, a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in Kathmandu skidded off a slippery runway shutting down the airport for several days.
—
ABC News,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skidded
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That the forest below has not been felled but has swelled, along with its creatures, is hugely the work of Dharana’s owners, the de Souza family.
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
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Even as the communist country proposes reforms, the United States continues a pressure campaign, ramping up economic sanctions and maintaining an oil embargo that has plunged much of the island into darkness.
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The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Thursday as chip stocks fell further and oil prices dipped near their levels before the Iran war began.
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The number of Tarrant County kindergartners vaccinated against measles dipped slightly last school year, according to the latest data.
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The location for the bronze statue on the Wimbledon grounds hasn't been announced and Williams-Ellis declined to offer specifics about the pose.
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In doing so, Valdez, like fellow successful DSA New York Congressional candidate Avila Chevalier, declined to endorse Jeffries as minority leader or even Speaker if the Democrats take back the House.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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In June alone, the labor force, a measure of those either employed or not employed and looking for work, plummeted by 720,000.
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In footage shared by attorney and independent journalist Aaron Parnas on Thursday, a group of young dancers were nearly crushed when a large panel plummeted to the stage during a live performance or rehearsal.
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