slippery slope
noun
: a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
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His behavior will lead him down a slippery slope to ruin.
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And this is a slippery slope that is going to just cause people who are already struggling to be micromanaged by the government.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The slippery slope is turning into an avalanche of the abuse of power.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
As Mean To An End Understanding the dynamics of agency in the AI age, involves recognizing the slippery slope from experimentation to dependency, and proactively cultivating our own agency.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Others on campus warn the resolution would muzzle faculty and create a slippery slope toward authoritarianism.
—Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The slippery slope is turning into an avalanche of the abuse of power.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2025
As Mean To An End Understanding the dynamics of agency in the AI age, involves recognizing the slippery slope from experimentation to dependency, and proactively cultivating our own agency.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Others on campus warn the resolution would muzzle faculty and create a slippery slope toward authoritarianism.
—Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slippery slope
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“Slippery slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slippery%20slope. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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