1
as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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2
as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease
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Recent Examples of cruise
David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Read on for more 2026 Total Eclipse cruises designed to deliver front-row seats to one of Earth's most stunning spectacles.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Sacramento lawyer and legal talk show host Chris Lee helped foster the late Rush Limbaugh’s career at radio station KFBK and traveled with the national conservative broadcaster to many countries and on many cruises, according to Lee’s family and friends.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Read on for more 2026 Total Eclipse cruises designed to deliver front-row seats to one of Earth's most stunning spectacles.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
All crew, all crew — Below Deck Med is pulling up to port for another summer cruising the crystalline waters of the Mediterranean coast.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruise
Noun
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MacPhee, who was not involved in the new research, has conducted five scientific expeditions to Antarctica and curated an exhibition on Shackleton’s Endurance voyage at the museum.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Upon their arrival to Ellis Island, they were promptly doused in kerosene to delouse them after the voyage.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of the game's best sections – and one that probably plays really well in its VR counterpart – involves facehuggers and roaming around a hive unarmed while the Xenomorphs aren't a threat.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Keeping your centerpieces low and unobtrusive is a dinner party must to allow conversation to flow.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump insists that trillions in new investment are flowing in, the trade deficit is shrinking, and the nation is flush enough to consider mailing out checks.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wonder of the Seas returned to Miami in August to sail three and four-night cruises year-round, for example.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Many cruise lines sail from Florida to the Bahamas, but more offerings are in the works.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s the feeling that this is all just another day at the office, albeit one with enormous gladiators wandering around in the background.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sandberg was there wandering around the clubhouse sopping wet from a mixture of champagne, beer and rain water along with other Cub greats, protected by a yellow rain slicker.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On third-and-11 in the first quarter, Iamaleava spotted a sliver of daylight that wasn’t there a blink before and turned it into a 22-yard jailbreak up the gut, gliding past white jerseys.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The simplicity is intentional so your eye isn't bouncing, but rather gliding through the room.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, Pino was initially charged with three careless boating misdemeanors in the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Swift and Styles set tongues wagging after they were spotted by paparazzi strolling together in November 2012, and things seemed even more heated after they were photographed sharing some New Year’s Eve smooches the following month.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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At one point our conversation halts as Bailey gestures toward the window, where two men stroll past arm in arm.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruise. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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