slip (on or into)

verb

Definition of slip (on or into)next
as in to throw (on)
to place on one's person wait here while I slip into something more comfortable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slip (on or into)
  1. don
  2. put on
  3. rig
Verb
  • As for the kids, Angelica donned a classic black and white pantsuit, while Jessie wore a metallic dress.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Cohen would dress up, donning his father’s button-down jackets from the 1960s, along with fisherman hats.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of don
Verb
  • The musical follows Elmer McCurdy, an outlaw who was killed in a shootout with police in 1911 and then had his mummified corpse put on display and later made the rounds on the carnival and sideshow circuit.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of put on
Verb
  • Dominion Voting Systems is suing OAN, its owner Robert Herring Sr., his son Charles Herring, and journalists Chanel Rion and Christina Bobb for promoting the conspiracy theory that Dominion's machines were used to rig the 2020 election in favor of Joe Biden.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, things go from too quiet (nobody home) to extremely loud and incredibly close (the place was rigged with a bomb).
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of rig
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“Slip (on or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slip%20%28on%20or%20into%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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