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Recent Examples of slink
As Irvin slinks off into the forest, things at MDR will never be the same.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been 25 years since American Psycho slunk its way on to movie screens.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
As Love, Brooklyn meanders, slinking in and out of these lives, Roger’s cycling scenes gain a greater significance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The long-bodied creature can be seen sniffing and slinking around the headrests.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been 25 years since American Psycho slunk its way on to movie screens.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
As Love, Brooklyn meanders, slinking in and out of these lives, Roger’s cycling scenes gain a greater significance.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
The long-bodied creature can be seen sniffing and slinking around the headrests.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slink
Verb
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Investigators learned the girl had snuck out of her house at about 1:30 a.m. to meet up with someone, and that person likely killed her and left her body until it was found about eight hours later, Nienhuis said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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That Ukraine’s fiber-optic FPVs are now sneaking up on Russians in their sleeping bags is a good indication that the drones are becoming extremely capable.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Redondo Beach — The Trump administration’s targeting of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will jeopardize efforts to save sea lions, dolphins, sea birds and other wildlife stricken by poisons lurking offshore, say marine scientists, public health officials and animal rescuers.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Hands, lots of hands—outstretched, passing cords, clutching mikes, slipping vinyl out of sleeves, scratching records, tapping pads, scrawling signatures onto posters.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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Her sister, Nevaeh Garton, wrote in a GoFundMe description that Stockard slipped as the dolphin lifted her in the air on Monday, March 17.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
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One of the girls felt something slide across her neck, resulting in an abrasion on her neck, Memon told CNN.—
Yash Roy,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Slink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slink. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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