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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
water striders gliding along the surface of the brook
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Recent Examples of glide
Watching Lieberson glide effortlessly among Manhattan’s elite, Clive, rising from general counsel to vice president and general manager, could see his future self.
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Michael Riedel,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
In addition to their modern colorful hardshells, the bags are also made with smooth wheels that glide quietly over different surfaces, according to impressed Amazon shoppers.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Up close, the design boasted a ruffled accent along the neckline that added movement to the gown as Saldaña glided around the room.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof.
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Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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Michael Riedel,
Vanity Fair,
22 June 2026
In addition to their modern colorful hardshells, the bags are also made with smooth wheels that glide quietly over different surfaces, according to impressed Amazon shoppers.
—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Up close, the design boasted a ruffled accent along the neckline that added movement to the gown as Saldaña glided around the room.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof.
—
Mack Degeurin,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glide
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Although maritime traffic has been able to flow through the channel, the future of the Strait of Hormuz remains in flux.
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Shares are up 43% in the year to date as more money has flowed into regional gaming.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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The Oranje are leading possession and for the most part have been hovering perilously close to Tunisia’s net.
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Euclid, which is hovering 930,0000 miles from Earth, captured the image with its visible light camera over 26 hours in March 2025.
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With tuition rising, many Americans are drifting toward the view that college isn’t worth the expense.
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But the sailboat had drifted into shallow water, and the rescue boat could not reach the vessel.
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The Eastern Conference scout wondered if Björck will be able to stick at center or if his size will force a move to wing at some point, which is another factor that could cause New York to hesitate.
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Her blonde hair was styled in a braid tied with a blue ribbon, while her glam consisted of her go-to red lip and winged eyeliner.
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The usual carousel of famous people making the podcast rounds — Kamala Harris on Call Her Daddy, Tyrese on Joe Budden, the endless stream of tiny heads floating in front of screenshots of articles — is interrupted by something startlingly familiar.
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The nucleus disassembles, letting these crucial genetic instructions float free in the cell’s soupy interior.
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Earlier this month three vessels from the China’s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) a civilian law enforcement organization sailed through the Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan to begin law enforcement and mapping activities in waters east of Taiwan.
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But Bukayo Saka sailed his header over the net.
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Anthropic is racing to increase its AI compute capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, as the company scrambles to keep up with soaring demand for its products.
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But the race to deploy AI has complicated those commitments and sent soaring greenhouse gas emissions, which come from the burning of fuels like oil, coal and gas, and heat the planet.
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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glide. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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