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sliding

[slahy-ding] / ˈslaɪ dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
down
Synonyms
STRONGEST
downward
STRONG
cascading declining depressed descending downgrade downhill dropping falling inferior precipitating sagging sinking slipping slumping
WEAK
bottomward earthward gravitating groundward nether subjacent to the bottom under underneath
Antonyms
WEAK
above cheerful cheery happy heartened higher
ADJECTIVE
falling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapsing decreasing descending lowering plunging tumbling weakening
STRONG
abating crumbling declining diminishing ebbing settling sinking slipping subsiding toppling tottering
Antonyms
WEAK
improving increasing rising

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On Friday, Hill and O’Brien will complete their journeys when the two-woman bobsled competition gets underway at the Cortina Sliding Centre.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

However, Heraskevych has already said he has no intention of backing down and he was wearing it again in training at the Cortina Sliding Centre on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Milan-Cortina takes place in three hubs spread across northern Italy - in Milan, Cortina and Livigno - with only two newly built sporting facilities: the Santagiulia ice hockey arena and Cortina Sliding Centre.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Sliding barn doors have gotten more popular, but they can be unreliable closers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Sliding my index finger under the top of the headphones, I pull gently.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

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