slip away
phrasal verb
slipped away; slipping away; slips away
1
: to pass out of existence
The afternoon quietly slipped away.
They saw their four-run lead slip away.
Their grandmother slipped away in her sleep last night.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
They slipped away from the party right after dinner.
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How savings slip away When Revere arrived in California.
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Ohio has been slipping away from Democrats at the presidential level.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
And with them, any hope of USC slipping into the playoff slipped away for good in a 33-30 overtime defeat to Penn State.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The bottom line: Ohio has been slipping away from Democrats at the presidential level.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
And with them, any hope of USC slipping into the playoff slipped away for good in a 33-30 overtime defeat to Penn State.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Ward secretly slips away and sends his location to Singh.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Slip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20away. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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