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as in to fall
to decline gradually from a standard level
the store's quality of service began to slip after the new owners took over
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as in to stumble
to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily
be careful not to slip on the spilled oil
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
jumped into the car and slipped behind the wheel
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
a careless slip of the tongue
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
gave her pursuers the slip
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as in trip
a wrong judgment
that's not the sort of slip that a prudent person would have made
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Recent Examples of slip
EW.com, 13 June 2025
Hilton Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels Group slipped more than 2% apiece, while Marriott pulled back nearly 2%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 June 2025
With an interior slip pocket and a zip pocket, there’s a surprising amount of places to safely keep your on-the-go must-haves, including lip balm and lipstick, gum, and hand sanitizer.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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Verb
He's presumed alive after slipping into the jungle with the ransom money, choosing freedom over certain imprisonment.
—EW.com, 13 June 2025
Hilton Worldwide and InterContinental Hotels Group slipped more than 2% apiece, while Marriott pulled back nearly 2%.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Noun
Glosses can be annoyingly sticky, while lipsticks typically don’t have much slip to them and can sometimes look too dry and crusty once applied.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 6 June 2025
With an interior slip pocket and a zip pocket, there’s a surprising amount of places to safely keep your on-the-go must-haves, including lip balm and lipstick, gum, and hand sanitizer.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slip
Verb
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Wolfe's consistent buyback basket screens for companies that have such a track record of stock repurchases that their share counts have fallen for at least 10 straight years.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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Connecticut is coming off a blowout loss against the Mystics, falling 104-67.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Scott made the turn at even-par but a bogey-bogey-double bogey stumble from holes Nos. 14-16 ended his tournament.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Then in 2022, with escalating inflation and consumer pressure, the stock stumbled again with a 63% drop.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Despite her largely younger fan base – the demographic that loves streaming sites – Cyrus launches her title on the Official Albums Streaming chart at No. 39, just barely sneaking into the top 40 region.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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On assignment for People magazine in 2005, Weiss attempts to sneak onto Brad Pitt’s beachfront compound in Santa Barbara, hoping to grab some tasty morsels about the megastar’s new relationship with Jolie.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Supermassive black holes lurk all throughout the known universe, but catching one in the act of devouring its cosmic dinner doesn't happen all that often.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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In this regard, another early-20th-century influence besides Bulgakov lurks in The Stolen Heart: Mykola Khvylovy.—
Uilleam Blacker,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2025
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Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The real threat to the fiscal well-being of the median American comes from the price of energy, from which all other prices flow.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Inarguably, shedding workforce from the federal bureaucracy will create an unavoidable need for a much larger administrative state housing bureaucracy.—
Jamie Kennedy,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Stocks of Boeing suppliers GE Aerospace and Spirit AeroSystems also took a hit, shedding 4% and 3%, respectively.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Nintendo is counting on the Switch 2 to boost sagging sales.—
Ayaka Mcgill,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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If tariffs are still unresolved by then, small business hiring may continue to sag.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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First, Kane, who took four penalties in Monday’s Game 3, was called for high-sticking forward Tomas Nosek and then Nurse tripped Barkov.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Longer trips sail to Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, and Honduras.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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“Slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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