as in dips
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 skids
Clara McMichael, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Cargo plane skids off runway in Hong Kong An Emirates Boeing 747 cargo plane skidded off the runway after arriving at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to airport authority.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
If your vehicle skids, gently steer in the direction of the skid to regain control.
—Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skids
Verb
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Wishing you all a restful weekend and lots of Super Bowl dips.—
Elaine Chen,
STAT,
6 Feb. 2026
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Unlike hunting for coupons or waiting for a sale at other stores, Costco’s pricing on Boursin tends to stay reliably the same throughout the year—and sometimes the price even dips cheaper.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Classic Birkenstock slides are my go-to from late spring through summer.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Knee-assist devices and exoskeletons often use simple bearings placed near the knee, which can create painful misalignment because a real knee hinges but also shifts, rolls, and slides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hypothermia is a condition in which the body’s core temperature falls below 95 degrees.—
William Lee,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cleaning your oven, however, is something that falls within the former category.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Martha Stewart,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The ceremony turns into something reminiscent of the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, as the last keg tumbles down a nearby hill and the entire wedding party follows.—
Sarah Whitten,Sara Salinas,Sarah Jackson,Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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And once the first domino falls, the rest of the table tumbles into place around it.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The on-stage ceremony was visually inspired by a plaza in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that is known for weddings, which Himede visited during one of their many trips to the island in preparation for the show.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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While Mars and Earth align once every 26 months to allow for interplanetary travel, trips to the moon could take place every 10 days, Musk claimed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Heathcliff, a foundling, discovers that Cathy Earnshaw, the daughter of the impoverished Yorkshire lord who’s taken him in, has played a prank on him by putting eggs in his beds to be crushed, the boy plunges his fingers into the slippery puddle of yolk and albumen left behind.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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Madelyn Cline is giving all the stylish WAGS who showed up at the 2026 NFL Honors a run for their money thanks to a blue Christopher Esber gown that plunges all the way to her stomach.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the population ages and the number of college students declines, institutions of higher education are actively cultivating a crop of midlife and older students.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ed Setzler declines to run to replace Barry Loudermilk.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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After Arirang drops, BTS will kick off its highly anticipated world tour in April with a string of shows in Goyang, South Korea.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the temperature drops, the water freezes and expands, causing the pavement to rise.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Skids.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skids. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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