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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
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.
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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
His compositions glided from exceptionally intricate arrangements to free-form flights of fancy and back again with remarkable grace, fluidity and pinpoint dynamic precision.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The bird glided through the air, skimming the water for prey.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
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
His compositions glided from exceptionally intricate arrangements to free-form flights of fancy and back again with remarkable grace, fluidity and pinpoint dynamic precision.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The bird glided through the air, skimming the water for prey.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
With a garland of white flowers in front of him, a lone rower kneeling in a wooden canoe glided toward the DuSable Bridge docks.
—William Tong, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Wearing a green track jacket and pearls, Billie Jean King glided out from behind the bar.
—Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glided
Verb
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Subtle fabric draping featured at the waist, which flowed into a column skirt.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 43,000 applications flowed in after the state opened applications in May.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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Just over 10 laps later, that gap extended to five seconds when Verstappen locked up, and the lead hovered around six seconds with 10 laps to go.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Whether that proves to be a reset for Taylor or a different sort of false start than the ones that have hovered over him remains to be seen.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bader sailed across home plate, arms raised, to score the winning run in Game 162 on Sunday.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The show is one of several new offerings on Brilliant Lady, which sailed its maiden voyage in early September, and USA TODAY was among the first to see the show.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Numerous ideas have been floated for the corner lot where Hotel Marysville once towered over the downtown of its namesake.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The summer before she was elected, Marin had floated the idea of a thirty-two-hour workweek.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Carter swam inside behind Ojomo and had a clear path to Mayfield.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mickey piloted the boat to the cliffs, dropped anchor, and the four of them swam to shore.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Early snow had drifted half way to my knees in the timber.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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This week, Caedan smiled thinking back on his grandmother, then again as his mind drifted to the single mother and two children her legacy now touches.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What Kentucky House Bill 90 does Freestanding birthing centers, which have soared in popularity around the country in recent years, are separate from hospitals, providing a midwifery model of care with a focus on labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Reuters reported that membership in the GenZ 212, which derived its name from Morocco’s area code, has soared in recent days—jumping from 3,000 last week to 130,000 on Thursday.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The forward deked past the goaltender, backhanded the puck into the net and then slid into the boards.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The contractors started moving toward an access hatch, and one was able to reach it, but the other slid about 85 feet down the pipe, deputies said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Glided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glided. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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