as in to grease
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
slicking the bottom of their skis with wax
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as in slicked
having or being a surface so smooth as to greatly reduce traction
roads are often slick during the first hour of a rainstorm
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as in cunning
clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means
a slick ad campaign that made smoking look cool and sexy
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
that's a slick new suit you have on
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as in pictorial
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as in slicker
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as in chopper
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Recent Examples of slick
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Everything is more, slicked with oil, studded with garlic, vivid and electric.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
ABC News,
25 June 2026
From stylish sandals great to go from the beach to the bar to a compact portable iPhone charger and a slick, pickpocket-proof wallet, here are the Prime Day deals to take advantage of for your European vacation this summer.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
CBS News,
17 May 2026
The larger spill, visible in satellite images as a gray-and-white slick, was first detected west of Kharg Island, Windward AI reported May 8, and has been steadily moving.
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Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Verb
Amelia and Eliza slicked back their long blonde hair into coordinating ballerina buns, accessorizing with jeweled earrings from Sahag Arslanian.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
22 May 2026
Everything is more, slicked with oil, studded with garlic, vivid and electric.
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Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Adjective
There were bigger, longer battles and other Native victories between March 1876 and June 1877, but Goodhouse said only the Battle of Greasy Grass — named by Native Americans for the slick grass along the river — gained national recognition because the commanding officer was killed.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
From stylish sandals great to go from the beach to the bar to a compact portable iPhone charger and a slick, pickpocket-proof wallet, here are the Prime Day deals to take advantage of for your European vacation this summer.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
Noun
Madrigal flicked a slick pass back to a charging Mukhtar for the finish from the right corner of the 6-yard box in the 13th minute.
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CBS News,
17 May 2026
The larger spill, visible in satellite images as a gray-and-white slick, was first detected west of Kharg Island, Windward AI reported May 8, and has been steadily moving.
—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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Proponents hope the move – also known as the PhilAtom Law – will boost public trust and grease the wheels of foreign investment.
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Small strawberries, stems removed and halved Directions Lightly grease a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
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Zendaya complemented her partner by wearing a black Christopher Cowan minidress and Christian Louboutin heels, paired with a slicked back hairstyle.
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The main event, though, is the ski room—where ski butlers furnish guests with state-of-the-art skis before sliding them onto the slicked Jardin Alpin piste with or without an instructor.
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That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
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For decades, humans mined antibiotic molecules from microbes and tweaked them to develop new drugs, staying ahead of evolution’s cunning countermeasures.
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And with such excellent transit, there can be much greater housing density.
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His group stage has been consistently excellent without announcing itself — the kind of contribution that shows up in the table rather than the highlights.
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Gibson, then 34, saw the pictorial in a classy, peekaboo way and even had a clothing budget.
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By 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué.
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City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.
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During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.
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The multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art chopper made its debut last year thanks to funding from the Minnesota Legislature.
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This vegetable chopper speeds up meal prep with six interchangeable stainless steel blades for slicing, dicing, julienning, and grating.
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Warm Wood with Brushed Brass Probably the most obvious sign your kitchen is not a member of Generation Alpha is warm wood cabinetry and brushed or oiled brass hardware, especially if both elements feature highly decorative details.
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Cavallari posted a clip of her and her oiled-up, bronzed six-pack in action on Instagram.
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“Slick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slick. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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