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noun

Definition of cruisenext
as in voyage
a journey over water in a vessel took a luxury cruise for their first wedding anniversary

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cruise

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verb

ˈkrüz How to pronounce cruise (audio)
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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3
as in to sail
to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of cruise
Noun
Players heed manager’s message to play harder and cruise past Colorado in Nationals Park matinee. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Visitors can kayak through salt marshes, take dolphin cruises, visit neighboring Sullivan’s Island, and dine at casual seafood restaurants. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
Parton cruised into the back half of the ’80s as one of the most famous people in America. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 Indeed, some people in the Big Apple posted video of the Falcon 9 cruising over the city's famous skyline. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cruise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruise
  1. voyage
  2. wander
  3. flow
  4. sail
  5. roam
  6. glide
  7. boat
  8. stroll
Noun
  • The move marked the first voyage of the Bangkok Maersk through the canal since it was built in 2025.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • All eyes were on Brooks’ maiden voyage on his first arena tour in a decade.
    — Heather Bushman, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of voyage
Verb
  • However, what about rogue planets that wander interstellar space alone?
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This strange girl who wanders around alone in the middle of nowhere and then enters a house that belongs to gentle bears.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of wander
Verb
  • For the traditional Telugu Hindu ceremony, their priest translated Sanskrit to English in real time, and the mandap was designed as a circle to represent how life flows into itself for eternity.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Millions of people across the floodplains of the Indian subcontinent depend on the water that flows downstream.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of flow
Verb
  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia had already reported results that sailed past estimates by the time CFO Colette Kress came into the earnings call with a stunning forecast for next year.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Milton, though, was flushed from the pocket, and a late throw to Brown sailed out of bounds.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sail
Verb
  • In a world that’s been ravaged by a virus, with many living on the skids, survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her book’s beauty reminds me of the pleasures of the freely roaming mind.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of roam
Verb
  • There are lots of brands that have worked to give us beautiful soft mattes that glide onto lids and don’t feel patchy or heavy like their previous counterparts.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of glide
Verb
  • In Antonioni’s film, after a woman disappears during a boating vacation, her partner and her best friend travel around looking for her, while the bond between them tightens and their grip on the threads of certainty loosens.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This event allows the public to enjoy kayaking waters normally closed to boating, while simultaneously aiding in preserving the lagoon habitat by removing trash.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of boat
Verb
  • In 2018, the real-estate agent Glenn Rice was strolling on the beach and noticed the place.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fairgoers strolling the grounds were also likely to run into House Speaker Lisa Demuth, who won the Republican primary for governor earlier this month and will face Klobuchar in November.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stroll

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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruise. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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