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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in flew
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
a kite gliding on the autumn breeze
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as in hovered
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 glided
Porter, who was wearing forest-green DaddyGoFish waders, glided into the waist-deep rapids and walked a line between them, periodically dipping small plastic bottles into the water and then depositing them into a mesh bag.
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Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Chiles glided around the dance floor in the Mia T-Bar heels by International Dance Shoes in a tan shimmer color.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Throughout the years, the company artists have danced on the grass in the museum’s sculpture court or glided and twirled in the natural light that streams from gallery windows.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Necas had glided to his right, and the 2024 MVP slipped the puck past all four of them to him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Yohannes delivered a long ball from Lyonnes’ half that Chawinga glided onto, catching Earps off her line and lifting it past the English goalkeeper to find the back of the net.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, Mariacarla Boscono glided through in Gucci, Donatella Versace traded words with Grigor Dimitrov, and a sea of Bottega Veneta clutches dotted the crowd.
—Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Minutes later, a smaller heron glided past.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The Brazilian striker glided into the box and finished beautifully.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Chiles glided around the dance floor in the Mia T-Bar heels by International Dance Shoes in a tan shimmer color.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Throughout the years, the company artists have danced on the grass in the museum’s sculpture court or glided and twirled in the natural light that streams from gallery windows.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Necas had glided to his right, and the 2024 MVP slipped the puck past all four of them to him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Yohannes delivered a long ball from Lyonnes’ half that Chawinga glided onto, catching Earps off her line and lifting it past the English goalkeeper to find the back of the net.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, Mariacarla Boscono glided through in Gucci, Donatella Versace traded words with Grigor Dimitrov, and a sea of Bottega Veneta clutches dotted the crowd.
—Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Minutes later, a smaller heron glided past.
—Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
The Brazilian striker glided into the box and finished beautifully.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glided
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Specialty cocktails flowed throughout the night, while Unfortunate Portrait created live custom sketches, bringing a playful touch.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the past two years, historic droughts have left wide dry patches where deep channels once flowed.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Medical assistants from Nepal, Myanmar, Somalia, and Afghanistan greeted patients; the average wait time hovered around 10 minutes.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Lately, its stock price has hovered around a thousand dollars a share.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The final pass of the game from the 11 sailed out of bounds and incomplete.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Since Hereditary floated into theaters in 2018, writer-director Ari Aster has evolved his interests considerably, from the sunny folk-horror of Midsommar (2019) to the phantasmagoric Beau Is Afraid (2023) to the social thriller Eddington (2025).—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Richie and Paris said in an interview with Glamour last year that their parents weren't on board when the idea for The Simple Life was first floated.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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In a stream of southern China filled with plant debris, a pinkish river creature with wrinkly lips swam through the murk, perhaps searching for a meal or a mate.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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The incident comes days after a family in Massachusetts similarly swam ashore to a nearby island off the coast of Cape Cod.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Some from their cohort had gone before — Paul Newman in 2008, Shelley Duvall in 2024, Gene Hackman in February — while others have simply drifted from view.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Its path began in northwestern Tennessee and drifted south over the course of a year.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Good Will hunting Dodgers catcher Will Smith made his debut on Planet Earth 20 years after Carlton Fisk’s legendary Game 6 homer in 1975 soared its way into World Series lore.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The rule change, which took effect last fall, came just as San Diego was already re-evaluating Phase Two of Pure Water, because conservation has depressed local water demand and construction costs have soared.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The biopharmaceutical stock slid more than 5%.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The broken glass happened because Mako couldn't stop himself while running on the hardwood floor and slid into the cabinet.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Glided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glided. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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