coasting

verb

present participle of coast
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily coasting along easily in the light traffic

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Recent Examples of coasting Or is Lee something darker and more dangerous, driven by anger and fear, while coasting on charisma and good intentions? — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 In Week 3, Northern Iowa was shut out by the Hawkeyes, with Iowa coasting to a 55-0 win. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Back in San Francisco on Sunday night, Golden State thoroughly dismantled Dallas, taking a 36-point second-half lead and coasting to the finish for a 104-80 win. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 The underwater vehicle was coasting about six feet above the ocean floor, two miles deep, when a pinkish, mysterious creature swam into its camera’s sights, drawing gasps in the research vessel floating at the surface. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Russell outclassed him for 12 rounds, dropping him in the final frame before coasting to a lopsided unanimous decision victory. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Settling the score, meanwhile, is Randy Newman, whose fourth Pixar collaboration ambles along agreeably, accompanied by drivin’ tunes performed by Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow and Brad Paisley that are perfect for coasting along those alternate routes. — Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 The days of learning a skill once and coasting on it for life are over. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 8 June 2026 Cepeda was widely expected to advance to the second round as the only leftist candidate, coasting off of the fervent support from incumbent President Gustavo Petro’s base. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasting
  1. flowing
  2. cruising
  3. drifting
  4. sailing
  5. gliding
Verb
  • The administration may find other creative ways to get more diesel flowing to the market.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Money is instead flowing into safer corners of the market such as healthcare and consumer staples, such as Club name Kimberly-Clark .
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • If Mick hadn’t come cruising into that playground, lights off?
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Arlington Heights Yellowjackets continued their dominant season Friday, cruising to a dominant 71-0 victory over the North Side Steers and extending their unbeaten record.
    — Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • Plush toys have long served as soft zero-g indicators for spaceflight missions, drifting freely to signal the instant a spacecraft enters weightlessness.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Stewart complained about the chain’s merchandising and quality control, and Kmart was drifting toward financial trouble.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of drifting
Verb
  • The unfortunate crew of the doomed vessel were likely sailing to the west when disaster struck, the researchers wrote in a study about the wreck that was published earlier this year.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The fourth ship was identified as the Al Saadiyat, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailing
Verb
  • With a pair of real horns, one of them plays the bull by gliding toward the fuchsia bullfighting cape.
    — Eyder Peralta, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Rangers announced the devastating news on Saturday following a scary injury in which the 30-year-old’s right skate jammed into the post while gliding across his crease in the first period.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of gliding

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“Coasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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