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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
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.
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Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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
After logging his biggest hit of the tournament, pulling a changeup into the gap in left-center field, Eugenio Suarez glided into second base and raised his arms high in the air as his Venezuela teammates emptied from the dugout to celebrate at home plate.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Mixing never felt like a chore because the beaters glided so easily around the bowl.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The leather was supple, the finishes clean, and the zipper for the bottom compartment glided without so much as a whisper of a snag.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
Storm glided back down the ramp and got into the face of Rousey.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Kudos to Styles who managed to mostly keep his composure as Hernández glided around him.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The star of One Battle After Another glided through the party with Rowan Blanchard, her co-star from on the upcoming Hulu series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 Mar. 2026
Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
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
After logging his biggest hit of the tournament, pulling a changeup into the gap in left-center field, Eugenio Suarez glided into second base and raised his arms high in the air as his Venezuela teammates emptied from the dugout to celebrate at home plate.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Mixing never felt like a chore because the beaters glided so easily around the bowl.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
The leather was supple, the finishes clean, and the zipper for the bottom compartment glided without so much as a whisper of a snag.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
Storm glided back down the ramp and got into the face of Rousey.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Kudos to Styles who managed to mostly keep his composure as Hernández glided around him.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
The star of One Battle After Another glided through the party with Rowan Blanchard, her co-star from on the upcoming Hulu series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glided
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly granted permission by Tehran, warning of a severe response for any violators.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some $469 million has flowed into the ETF just since Jan 1.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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She’s viewed as one of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives and has been floated as a potential candidate in either the 2028 presidential race or as a challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The journey had taken him 8 meters (26 feet) beneath the surface, where sunlight filtered through the Arctic ice and fish swam around a rock formation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Esparza swam the anchor leg on three relay teams that won gold medals at the NCAA Division II national finals in Evansville, Indiana.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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So Prairie View drifted into the night, and Tampa glowed for the Gators.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sora downloads soared after the invitation-only rollout in September, with more than 1 million daily active users after just over a month, according to data from Similarweb.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Oil prices have jumped more than 40 percent in the past month, and gas costs have soared at the pump for Americans.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Two travelers were injured when tons of rock slid onto a winding road inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Tappin has been busy purchasing bitcoin during the dip, even as bitcoin’s price slid into the 60s.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Glided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glided. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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