1
as in to wander
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
Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
On March 13, the pair left Argentina for Uruguay by land, before returning on March 27 to travel to Ushuaia, where the cruise departed on April 1.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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
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Noun
Some of the workers were from a Disney cruise that had just docked, according to an eyewitness who had just disembarked from the ship.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
On March 13, the pair left Argentina for Uruguay by land, before returning on March 27 to travel to Ushuaia, where the cruise departed on April 1.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Verb
Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks handled business early and cruised to a 137-98 blowout of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 5 May 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruise
Noun
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Over the course of their voyage north, both vessels became trapped in ice off King William Island in the Canadian Arctic.—
Tom Metcalfe,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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Three patients were transported from the MV Hondius on Wednesday for medical treatment in the Netherlands and Germany as health officials shift their focus to locating and monitoring the dozens of people who left the ship along its voyage.—
Camille Behnke,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Mira wanted to know who had dispatched him, but the boy wandered off to a playground structure, singing Jimmy Eat World to himself.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The rules required residents to use bear-resistant trash containers as wildlife officials determined bears, typically shy, boldly wandered into neighborhoods in search of left-overs in garbage bins.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The Moon in Aquarius moves through your 6th House and trines Venus in Gemini, making routines and helpful exchanges flow smoothly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Underlying such obvious acts of aggression lies an insidious tendency for transnational repression to flow from despots into democracies, oppressing lawyers of all nationalities in the process.—
Irwin Cotler,
Time,
8 May 2026
Verb
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When the Jules Verne Trophy was established in 1990, the target time for sailing non-stop around the world was 80 days, echoing the adventures of Phileas Fogg in Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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The events of the Clearances catalyze the action in this novel, which begins with John, a Presbyterian minister, having accepted a commission to sail to a remote island and evict its last tenant.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 May 2026
Verb
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At least 32 wolves are roaming Colorado after two rounds of releases and last year’s breeding season, which produced at least 14 pups, according to Brenna Cassidy, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf monitoring data coordinator.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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By the time Turner purchased his first bison in 1976, the species was in better shape, but populations were still far below their peak, when tens of millions once roamed the Great Plains.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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For those who just want to glide through, half a dozen major cruise lines include Superior in their Great Lakes itineraries.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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The lake is great for boating, paddleboarding, and kayaking.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
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The boating forecast in South Florida on Friday, May 8, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
Verb
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For comfortable weather to stroll the French Quarter and live music without peak-event pricing, the best time to visit New Orleans is in the fall, just after the height of hurricane season.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Just minutes from downtown, Andreas Canyon feels like strolling through an ancient desert oasis.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruise. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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