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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
Emily Cassarino went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and a grand slam as North Reading cruised over Cape Ann League opponent Newburyport 23-1.
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Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Before the final, Michigan had cruised through the NCAA Tournament, winning by an average of more than 20 points per game.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Returning to the scene of their 2025 triumph, the Dodgers got two-run home runs from Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez in the first three innings and cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the first game of their three-game, lower-stakes rematch.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning easily in the first four rounds.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning in the first four rounds of the tournament easily.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
King and Ingram had the final two baskets in a 12-0 run to begin the third quarter and Marshall cruised to the finish.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning in the first four rounds of the tournament easily.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Then Charlotte stretched its legs and cruised to the finish.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Before the final, Michigan had cruised through the NCAA Tournament, winning by an average of more than 20 points per game.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Returning to the scene of their 2025 triumph, the Dodgers got two-run home runs from Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez in the first three innings and cruised to a 14-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night in the first game of their three-game, lower-stakes rematch.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning easily in the first four rounds.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning in the first four rounds of the tournament easily.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
King and Ingram had the final two baskets in a 12-0 run to begin the third quarter and Marshall cruised to the finish.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning in the first four rounds of the tournament easily.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Then Charlotte stretched its legs and cruised to the finish.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruised
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As party members slowly trickled into the building Saturday morning, campaign volunteers wandered, handing out bags with posters for Marx or walking in slow arcs with signs for fellow chief executive hopeful Robert Moore.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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At Elmhurst, a resident in a Tufts University School of Medicine zip-up wandered out to see what was going on.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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About 80% of its oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, and Qatar had been supplying a quarter of its LNG.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ideas flowed more freely, teams spotted and solved problems earlier, and employees took pride in identifying and implementing improvements.—
Vicente Reynal,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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With one game left on the schedule before the playoffs — a game the Knicks could punt in the name of longevity for a deep postseason run — head coach Mike Brown, and his players, feel confident and comfortable with the direction the ship has sailed in the latter stretch of the season.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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During the opening round of the 2026 Masters tournament, Schauffele’s shot on the par-5 hole sailed just left of the fairway and somehow came to rest inside a woman’s clear plastic shopping bag, which appeared to be sitting on the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Neanderthals mostly lived in Europe, while more recent additions to the family, the Denisovans, roamed Asia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Soon, Norton Tire outfitted most of the 20,000 cars that roamed the young city’s streets by the early 1930s.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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And the crowd stayed to watch as six hundred young skiers—many of whom were little girls, with glitter on their cheeks—glided around the ski track in the stadium and then stood there in a phalanx, an honor guard as Diggins took a ceremonial last lap.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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After Joel Edmundson stepped up to hit Benson, Carrick scooped up the loose puck and glided across the crease for a backhand goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Nearly half a million people strolled through the grounds last year, nearly double the number in 2015.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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Once product characters strolled into the park in 1974, the floodgates opened.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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As the conversation drifted more into the realm of Davidon’s personal life and show business career, a publicist appeared on the Zoom and tried to steer things back to the brand.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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The recovery team waited for go-time in a small, inflatable boat as the capsule drifted down with the help of several sets of parachutes.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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Miami scored just three runs while getting swept in three games at Detroit over the weekend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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This includes the recent death of 5-year-old Zaria Miller, who was swept into a storm drain in Sarasota, Florida.—
Christian Olaniran,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruised. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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