as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
coasting along easily in the light traffic
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Recent Examples of coasted
Incumbents largely coasted to victory in multiple Charlotte City Council primaries Tuesday.
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Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Oliver could have coasted on the sum total of kind eyes and unflappable swagger, but Gallner lends him a potent romantic streak.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks led 29-7 at halftime against Wagner and coasted to a 46-7 win.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Healy coasted through to win the stage — his first ever in the Tour de France, and second in the sport’s three Grand Tours after one in the 2023 Giro d’Italia.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
For the first three months of this season, the Yankees coasted.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Season one of Platonic was a perfectly breezy summer watch that coasted on the chemistry of its two leads, this time playing a dynamic reminiscent of their first team-up but minus the romantic connection.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
For South Florida to get coasted with the stuff, a strong east wind needs to intercept the seaweed drifting on the Gulf Stream and send it toward land.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Mary Ramsey
updated September 9, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Oliver could have coasted on the sum total of kind eyes and unflappable swagger, but Gallner lends him a potent romantic streak.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks led 29-7 at halftime against Wagner and coasted to a 46-7 win.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
Healy coasted through to win the stage — his first ever in the Tour de France, and second in the sport’s three Grand Tours after one in the 2023 Giro d’Italia.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
For the first three months of this season, the Yankees coasted.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Season one of Platonic was a perfectly breezy summer watch that coasted on the chemistry of its two leads, this time playing a dynamic reminiscent of their first team-up but minus the romantic connection.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
For South Florida to get coasted with the stuff, a strong east wind needs to intercept the seaweed drifting on the Gulf Stream and send it toward land.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasted
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Gas flow also affects stellar initial masses In another study, published in July 2025, astrophysicist Ke-Jung Chen led a research group at the Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics using a detailed computer simulation that modeled how gas in the early universe may have flowed.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls of tequila flowed from enough bottles to lose count, including those in Aguayo’s group.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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The bird glided through the air, skimming the water for prey.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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After an earnings beat and a blistering 32% pop on July 30, the stock drifted lower for a month — a normal profit-taking after a vertical move.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Baileys had drifted almost 1,500 miles, into the dead of summer, when they were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat on June 30, 1973.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The reigning Olympic Champion cruised through the fourth round of the women’s 100-meter heats with ease, clocking the fastest time of the day.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Dillon O’Brien ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns as South Shore Voke cruised past Hull, 30-0.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Putts that had been falling slid past the cup.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tagovailoa slid to his right to buy time and was targeting slot receiver Malik Washington on the third-and-3 pass Latu jumped in front of.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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By day’s end, the team has caught seven Asian swamp eels and documented the presence of many more that slipped through their nets.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Coasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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