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slip

noun as in loss of foothold

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noun as in decrease

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noun as in piece of paper

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noun as in space for docking

verb as in lessen, return to a lower quality

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verb as in move sneakily

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Before the US Open began, Carlos Alcaraz was asked to write a message to himself on a slip of paper.

From BBC

Stafford let a snap in the shotgun formation slip through his hands for a fumble and sack.

The men tried to get away, but Mr Ahmed either slipped, or fell, after being hit in the face, before Whybrow repeatedly stabbed him as he lay on the ground.

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Once he claimed the advantage in the first set, Alcaraz was not in the mood to let it slip.

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For decades, Americans who wanted cane-sugar Coke had to hunt for Mexican imports or hoard the special “Passover” batches that occasionally slipped into stores in the spring.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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