cruised

verb

past tense of cruise
1
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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2
as in flowed
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 sailed
to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of cruised Raphinha and Fermín López scored two goals each as Barcelona cruised to a 5-0 victory at Elche. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 The Falcons cruised to a 34-6 victory over the Colts on Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026 While Collier poured in 12 first half points and Miles cruised to five assists in the first half, the Valkyries trailed 41-26 at halftime. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The 26-year-old right-hander, coming off the first complete game of his career in a win over Miami last week, gave up a fifth-inning homer to Tigers rookie Brett Callahan but otherwise cruised to his fourth win in five starts. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Men’s Pro Doubles Recap Richard Livornese & Jack Munro, winners of the last three APP Men’s Pro doubles events, cruised through the draw and took the title as the top seeds. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Anisimova, 24, ultimately cruised in the third and final set, winning 6-2 to advance to the Round of 16. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Denver Broncos cruised to a 27-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in their preseason opener, pushing their winning streak in exhibition games to eight dating back to 2023. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Tom Tiffany cruised to an easy victory in the Republican competition and David Crowley got 45% of the votes in the Democratic primary – the most of any candidate in that race. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruised
  1. wandered
  2. flowed
  3. sailed
  4. roamed
  5. glided
  6. strolled
  7. drifted
  8. swept
Verb
  • The Denver encounter also came just days after a mother bear and cub wandered into the city's Harvey Park neighborhood.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sant Ambroeus Aspen A bear recently wandered into a restaurant in Aspen, while another was spotted on Colorado State University's campus during move-in week.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandered
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  • From Corona Extra to Michelob Ultra, beer flowed on the National Mall this weekend as tens of thousands of fans watched IndyCar drivers race through the heart of Washington DC.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The family fracture began when Baker and Emily sought an audit of millions of dollars that had flowed unauthorized from their accounts into businesses connected to Baker’s father and brother.
    — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Following the defeat of British forces, William Franklin sailed for London in 1782.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Players in their official uniforms roamed from photo shoots on the indoor practice field — with props like a bag of potato chips set to the side for quick access — to curtained pop-up rooms to record content that will be used on game days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Star players from the Phillies and Twins also roamed the field freely with families, friends and fellow players.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roamed
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  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The countryside glided by, and Abdeen took in the moving sky and the fields.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of glided
Verb
  • A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Julian Lucas strolled through the museum’s exhibitions to see for himself.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
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  • Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifted
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  • The baby didn’t make it, and neither did the wife, who died a year later, a victim of the horrendous pandemic that swept the planet clean.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kuna Rural Fire District said the man was swept downstream just below the dam.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Aug. 2026
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“Cruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruised. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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