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
Similarly, Oliver could have coasted on the sum total of kind eyes and unflappable swagger, but Gallner lends him a potent romantic streak.
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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
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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Anisimova took the first set when Swiatek sailed a forehand long while serving at 4-5.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Putin, now in his third decade as Russia’s leader, sailed to a fifth term in office last year.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 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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Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.—
Emily Bloch,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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Our mutual social contacts have drifted away.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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The small vessel drifted away into the current of the Thames.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But the 2025 rematch was a different story, as Bell cruised to a dominant 51-13 victory.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Argentina cruised throughout the qualification process with and without Messi.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
5 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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The wildfire that swept through Chinese Camp, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, had grown to 6,984 acres as of Thursday and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Released in 2004, the film follows Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, who finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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