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slip

[slip] / slɪp /


NOUN
loss of foothold
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NOUN
decrease
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VERB
lessen, return to a lower quality
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Example Sentences

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Judith Viorst, 94, author and humorist, tackles how to age well in her latest book, offering lessons from her own life and fellow oldsters on making meaning in later life, even as much slips away.

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted that despite these headwinds, growth was steady "without slipping into recession."

From Barron's

The Met Office has warned of injuries due to slips and falls on icy surfaces, which will develop quickly as sleet and snow clears.

From BBC

The story might have stopped there except the paramedic slipped Dale's business card into Jonathan's bag.

From BBC

But, with a history of letting the title slip from their grasp following three successive runners-up finishes, can Arsenal finally make it count this season and be champions for the first time since 2004?

From BBC