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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
Stop along a series of islands—Tortola, St. John’s, Saint Barthélemy, among them—before gliding north.
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AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
Milton was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors, including filming a Nikola truck gliding downhill as proof that the vehicles worked, and was pardoned by Trump after donating more than $1.8 million to the president’s 2024 campaign.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
Not even a shock double bogey could take any shine off the American’s imperious capture of the sport’s oldest tournament on Sunday, as the world No. 1 glided to a four-shot victory and his fourth career major at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Wearing a protective mask after seriously injuring his face during a match in 2021, Victor Osimhen may as well have been gliding around with a cape for Napoli as the club won the Serie A title in 2022/23.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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AFAR Media, 31 July 2025
Milton was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors, including filming a Nikola truck gliding downhill as proof that the vehicles worked, and was pardoned by Trump after donating more than $1.8 million to the president’s 2024 campaign.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 24 July 2025
Not even a shock double bogey could take any shine off the American’s imperious capture of the sport’s oldest tournament on Sunday, as the world No. 1 glided to a four-shot victory and his fourth career major at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
Wearing a protective mask after seriously injuring his face during a match in 2021, Victor Osimhen may as well have been gliding around with a cape for Napoli as the club won the Serie A title in 2022/23.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glide
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In short, STEGs are devices where one side is cold and the other hot, and electricity flows through semiconductors placed between them.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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The more people who visit the park, the more money flows into its leisure sector.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The rumble of the engines set off car alarms in the distance as ULA opened up its national security account for Vulcan, making only its third ever launch after flying two certification flights in 2024.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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The next phase in the investigation will include interviewing employees and flying in experts, officials said.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Three drones hovered over the facility during CNN’s visit, according to local officials.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Its shares declined by nearly 3%, hovering around $159 this afternoon.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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In some time, the faint scent of elephants drifted through the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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The ball drifted toward the warning crack in right-center when Lee slid to try to make the dive.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Five flies in the storage area planed on pots and pans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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At that time, one of his attorneys told News Channel 5 that Moreland planed to take a job outside of the legal profession, following his 2019 disbarment, and stay out of the public eye.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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The city celebrated in style with players and fans floating down the river on barges.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Mamdani has been floated as a promising young candidate who could spearhead the Democratic Party eventually, along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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The cruise was intended to sail in November from Miami to Mexico—until artists like Dispatch, Maggie Rose, Hirie, and Liz Vice pulled their performances.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Passengers sailing on Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas shouldn’t ever find themselves in a state of boredom while traveling aboard the world’s largest cruise ship.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Aug. 2025
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Starting in the 1800s as a series of trails winging through forests and connecting the logging and fishing communities, the modern world brought roads with it for horses and wagons, the automobile, school buses, and you.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sunny worked the night shift at the Associated Press, where he had been employed straight out of his graduate program at Columbia University, in an entry-level position, learning the rules of the A.P. Stylebook, editing and sending out on the wire the news that came winging in at all hours.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glide. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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