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
The Bears led 20-0 in the second quarter, held off a Saints surge and recorded three of their league-best 23 interceptions in coasting to a 26-14 win.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Inter seemed to be coasting toward the win but Giovanni Simeone pulled one back for Torino in the 70th minute with a sumptuous goal.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 was no contest, with Boston coasting to a 123-91 rout.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
But in qualifying, that’s another matter, and watching the cars lifting and coasting through the 130R corner at Suzuka in Japan was something that demoralized virtually every race fan this author knows.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Iran recently put out a call for children as young as 12 to fight; countries coasting toward success tend not to recruit from the Bluey demographic.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Diners had lower expectations and chefs could get away with coasting.
—Amber Gibson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
While coasting at her job running a chip company’s social media, with her YA novel long on the back burner, Lou begins getting more requests to write brides’ vows ahead of their nuptials.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The Huskies scored 57 points in the first half, prompted 19 turnovers, and this was basically coasting through the second half.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Inter seemed to be coasting toward the win but Giovanni Simeone pulled one back for Torino in the 70th minute with a sumptuous goal.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 1 was no contest, with Boston coasting to a 123-91 rout.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
But in qualifying, that’s another matter, and watching the cars lifting and coasting through the 130R corner at Suzuka in Japan was something that demoralized virtually every race fan this author knows.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
Iran recently put out a call for children as young as 12 to fight; countries coasting toward success tend not to recruit from the Bluey demographic.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Diners had lower expectations and chefs could get away with coasting.
—Amber Gibson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
While coasting at her job running a chip company’s social media, with her YA novel long on the back burner, Lou begins getting more requests to write brides’ vows ahead of their nuptials.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The Huskies scored 57 points in the first half, prompted 19 turnovers, and this was basically coasting through the second half.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coasting
Verb
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Drivers will discover that the design causes unavoidable backups in both directions on Broward Boulevard, plus confusing and hazardous lane changes to avoid traffic flowing from the opposite direction.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tucker County sits high on the ridge, with no rivers flowing into it and limited water storage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 364-foot Leviathan was delivered to the billionaire gaming visionary in November 2025, but was recently captured cruising the Bahamas by photographer Guillaume Plisson.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
6 May 2026
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The driver of a truck for H&S Family of Bakeries was seen in the video cruising along the highway when the aircraft made impact.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Walking too spread out, stopping short, or drifting without direction creates instant friction.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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Arsenal went on a brilliant run in the autumn, winning 10 games in a row while City were drifting.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The ban will affect passengers sailing on Utopia of the Seas, which visits Nassau on Tuesday, plus Oasis of the Seas and Wonder of the Seas in port at CocoCay.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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At the time of publication, the ship is sailing on a three- to four-day journey that began the evening of May 6 from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, where Spanish authorities have agreed to assist the imperiled vessel.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The track features Paul Wall and finds Lil’ Boat gliding over production from Bronson and Daringer with ease.—
Mikey Fresh,
VIBE.com,
4 May 2026
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Moreover, the missile uses a gliding approach to reach its target.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Coasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coasting. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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