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skidding

verb as in slide against will

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Yet despite overwhelming scientific evidence screaming at us to reverse course, humanity just keeps burning more fossil fuels, skidding past climate goals, and ramping up consumption.

From Salon

"The simple act of skidding on an icy road derailed his brutal enterprise."

From BBC

The plane was travelling from Bangkok when it crash-landed at Muan International Airport on Sunday, bursting into flames and killing everyone onboard, save for two crew members, after skidding into a wall.

From BBC

Two sisters told police they had heard a car skidding or drifting nearby shortly before they were overtaken by a silver BMW.

From BBC

“You can see the toes skidding into the mud, almost like they were made the other day,” Leakey says.

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

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