glide

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as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings a kite gliding on the autumn breeze

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3
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 Twenty meters behind me skateboarders are gliding up and down their steep curves of concrete. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 Artisan pens designed to glide smoothly across the page. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025 In addition, all characters can glide by holding the A button on Xbox or X button on PS5. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The pass from the Japanese winger was slightly overhit, but the gliding running style and a marginal change of direction by last summer’s £25million signing from Mainz defied the covering Rayan Ait-Nouri’s attempt to intercept. Andy Naylor, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glide
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Verb
  • Raft the Animas River Colorado’s world-famous whitewater includes the Animas River, which flows by Durango.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Alcaraz flowed forward behind a forehand, but chose to try to fool Djokovic by volleying back behind him, instead of into space.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While some travelers choose to fly on Thanksgiving Day for lower prices and crowds, most leave at least a day early to avoid the risk of cancellations or delays upending their holiday plans.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Two games in, though, the Packers have passed both tests with flying colors.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the newfound in-state rivalry, a sense of nostalgia hovered over pregame activities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 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
  • This means that if Solar Cycle 25 were stronger or weaker than predicted, the peak month of solar maximum would drift from this August-September 2025 prediction.
    Ryan French, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Besides the Cool Springs location, the brand is also planing to open stores at Opry Mills and West Town Mall in Knoxville this fall.
    Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Five flies in the storage area planed on pots and pans.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025
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  • Purdy scrambled to his right and floated a ball toward backup tight end Jake Tonges in the back of the end zone.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are a few self-balancing concepts floating about, including ones from Honda and Yamaha and this entirely self-driving scooter, but nothing's close to hitting the market anytime soon.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2025, Thorne’s Netflix miniseries Adolescence became a global juggernaut, sailing to the top of streaming charts and sparking international conversation.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Intriguing itineraries to places such as Asia and the South Pacific, where Ritz-Carlton has not previously sailed.
    Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • King commanding the stage with inventive conflagrations, fleet unison fingerwork by Collier and Philion, Rogers-Kaufman offering solos both cerebral and thrilling, and Damien winging through long features with the agility of a sparrow.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • As the show concluded (after a few changes in between), the star wore this structural, iridescent latex bodysuit and winged jacket by Vex, getting closer to the nakedness of her true self.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glide. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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