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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
water striders gliding along the surface of the brook
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Recent Examples of glide
The combination of hydrating ingredients create a temporary plumping, firming effect that makes my skin look bouncier and helps makeup glide on seamlessly.
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Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025
The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.
—Danielle Jackson, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The image of his new wife gliding down the slopes in her white wedding dress is a memory Ladis will always treasure.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2025
The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.
—Danielle Jackson, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The image of his new wife gliding down the slopes in her white wedding dress is a memory Ladis will always treasure.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glide
Verb
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Swonk said the good news about the deal is that trade will flow again.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
13 May 2025
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This will not only provide faster throughput performance, but will also help reduce latency and allow data to flow unimpeded by network traffic or interference.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Related: [These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes] But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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Bridges followed that make with a flying steal in front of his bench, then ripped the ball out of Jaylen Brown’s arms to end the game.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Then again, for those who have bought one of the most expensive tickets in Knicks history—with the get-in price hovering above $650 as of Friday morning—what’s a few more dollars for the chance to see New York potentially reach the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1999?—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
16 May 2025
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The Vietnam War and its effects hover over the group.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Rebalance Regularly Over time, your portfolio may drift from your original allocation due to market movements.—
Francis Gingras Roy,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But the bullpen has drifted to the bottom third of the league thanks to a series of changes from last year, none bigger than Hoffman’s signing in Toronto.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Erect blackberries like 'Navaho' can be planed in traditional rows or grown as a hedge.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Although planed and sanded to prevent splinters, the barnwood has a natural, untreated appearance for a casual wood kitchen cabinet color and finish.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2024
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Additional features include a 60-minute massage for two at the resort’s floating cabana spa and a sunset cruise aboard Montauk Yacht Club’s X Shore electric boat for two, complemented by a crudités board and a summer rosé.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 May 2025
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The space will be filled with floating candles, wands, mystical music and staff dressed in costume.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 May 2025
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McGriff — the poster boy for the Clean Sluggers of America — sailed in unanimously.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Winners sail to blue oceans instead, creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Over the next few weeks, most of the U.S. is heading into peak migration, when hundreds of millions of birds can wing their way across the sky in a single night on a mission to claim a prime bit of real estate, attract a suitable mate and get to work raising the next generation.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
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Though most marbled godwits breed in the Great Plains, two small populations wing their way to James Bay, Canada, and to Alaska.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glide. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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