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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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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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Recent Examples of cruised
The reigning Olympic Champion cruised through the fourth round of the women’s 100-meter heats with ease, clocking the fastest time of the day.
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Dillon O’Brien ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns as South Shore Voke cruised past Hull, 30-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Colts cruised to a 20-0 lead at halftime and never looked back, fueled by a historic performance from Jones that had not been achieved this century.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Cardinal defense held the Cougars (2-0) to field goals after the first-half turnovers and only trailed 17-0 at halftime, but BYU opened the second half with a touchdown and cruised to victory.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
But the 2025 rematch was a different story, as Bell cruised to a dominant 51-13 victory.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Argentina cruised throughout the qualification process with and without Messi.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Riding an outstanding six-inning start by rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon, the Rockies cruised into the eighth inning with a 5-2 lead.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Ryan cruised through the Padres lineup, using a sinker-heavy approach to generate ground balls all day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Dillon O’Brien ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns as South Shore Voke cruised past Hull, 30-0.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The Colts cruised to a 20-0 lead at halftime and never looked back, fueled by a historic performance from Jones that had not been achieved this century.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The Cardinal defense held the Cougars (2-0) to field goals after the first-half turnovers and only trailed 17-0 at halftime, but BYU opened the second half with a touchdown and cruised to victory.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
But the 2025 rematch was a different story, as Bell cruised to a dominant 51-13 victory.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Argentina cruised throughout the qualification process with and without Messi.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Riding an outstanding six-inning start by rookie right-hander Tanner Gordon, the Rockies cruised into the eighth inning with a 5-2 lead.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Ryan cruised through the Padres lineup, using a sinker-heavy approach to generate ground balls all day.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruised
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In Jacksonville, Florida, a 5-year-old wandered away from home in the early morning hours.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite its common name, this creature wasn’t simply a lion that wandered into the Americas.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once that issue was sorted out, my bladder finally relaxed — and the urine flowed just fine.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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At its core was Vitinha, his elegant playmaking at the base of midfield the classy conduit through which their intricate moves flowed.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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After leaving Tokyo, the aircraft carrier sailed north and was spotted transiting the Tsugaru Strait on Friday from the Pacific Ocean toward the Sea of Japan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game took an ugly turn for the Angels in the sixth, when reliever Brock Burke sailed a throw six feet over first baseman Oswald Peraza’s head on Thomas’s inning-opening comebacker, an error that led to an unearned run and a 9-1 A’s lead.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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An active tropical storm or hurricane has roamed somewhere in the Atlantic on that date in roughly three-fourths of the 76 years tracked by NOAA.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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High atop the Luossavaara Mountain in northern Sweden, Sami reindeer herder Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen mapped out a bleak future for himself and other Indigenous people whose reindeer have roamed this land for thousands of years.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The bird glided through the air, skimming the water for prey.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
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Suki Waterhouse, too, strolled around in the P-6000’s all-white style with jeans and a button-up, and Kylie Jenner chose the shoe in a pure white colorway to round out her gym attire.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz strolled down the left flank before cutting inside and poking a cross along the six-yard line.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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After an earnings beat and a blistering 32% pop on July 30, the stock drifted lower for a month — a normal profit-taking after a vertical move.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Baileys had drifted almost 1,500 miles, into the dead of summer, when they were rescued by a South Korean fishing boat on June 30, 1973.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the shooting, the school was placed in a lockdown and officials swept the campus.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruised. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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