slipping (on or into)

Definition of slipping (on or into)next
present participle of slip (on or into)
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Verb
  • Thousands of motorcyclists donning their most dapper attire will take to the streets around the world Sunday, May 17, to benefit men’s health issues — including here in Naperville.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The local group is putting on an auction in the Arboretum’s Palm Room.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • In this spooky play, five high school theater students are putting on an educational show about the dangers of drinking and driving by re-creating a deadly car crash.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Billups, who played with the Clippers for two seasons and later was a member of Clippers coach Ty Lue’s staff before being named head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021, is charged with rigging underground poker games that authorities said were backed by three of New York’s Mafia families.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Twenty-six years ago, students treated a visit by then-President Bill Clinton as a challenge, and outwitted the Secret Service by secretly rigging a banner to unfurl at an inopportune moment.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Slipping (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slipping%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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