as in to dip
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 skid
Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Quick turns can result in tires skidding and damaging the turf.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The 48-year-old Livermore man was charged with grand theft of a skid steer, an excavator, and two trailers for both items, totaling around $128,000, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Verb
Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
Quick turns can result in tires skidding and damaging the turf.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
Noun
Elon Musk’s rocket maker SpaceX was on a three-day skid heading into Tuesday.
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Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
The 48-year-old Livermore man was charged with grand theft of a skid steer, an excavator, and two trailers for both items, totaling around $128,000, court records show.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skid
Verb
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The numbers behind the downturn Wine consumption has dipped to historic lows.
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Saturday highs will dip to the mid-70s due to rain and clouds.
Noun
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Mysterio came back with a baseball slide into a splash on the outside.
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Today, the park operates more than 40 family-friendly water attractions including thrilling slides, casual pools and a lazy river.
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The woman fell about 1,500 vertical feet, from around 12,000 feet to about 11,500 feet.
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The report will also provide insight into whether American workers’ paychecks are falling further behind inflation.
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The new lists, however, are drawn from a deep data dive that spans roughly 12 million workers, 55,000 jobs and 1,750 employers.
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Monday’s CharlotteFive newsletter is loaded — a SouthPark deep-dive, a sugar-coma birthday experiment, a brand new NoDa walk-up window, DaBaby’s restaurant sign finally going up and a verdict on one of Charlotte’s buzziest new cafés.
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Despite that progress, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined, as megacap tech names tumbled.
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That shows up clearly in the data, with UK goods exports tumbling relative to other major economies since 2016.
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Gadd notes that the company is seeing a surge in plunge pool popularity.
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Several of the larger suites also have plunge pools on the balcony, a truly delightful place to watch Vallarta’s famous sunsets.
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With only a week of freedom under his belt, Cribbs said Powell is declining interviews for now, reentering the world with some trepidation.
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The Padres declined comment for this column.
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The Falcons’ second-year running back joined defensive lineman Zach Harrison, team president and CEO Greg Beadles and several other members of the organization in an early March trip overseas with Compassion International.
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Mary returns to the Gardiners, and re-connects with a newly single Tom Hayward during a trip to the lakes — which is crashed by Ryder and Caroline Bingley.
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“Skid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skid. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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