glides

verb

present tense third-person singular of glide
1
as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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2
as in flies
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 hovers
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 glides As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 After release from an aircraft, the wings deploy and the bomb glides tens of miles to its target using satellite navigation and inertial guidance. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Between capitals, the ship glides through Austria’s wine country, with family winery visits and Melk Abbey structuring the scenic stretches. — Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026 The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 Directed by Child and filmed in Whack’s hometown of Philadelphia, the song’s black-and-white visuals transform familiar city streets into a monochrome maze where Whack glides through scenes with the oozing confidence of someone ready to reclaim her narrative. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026 Intensify your eyes with the creamy, 24-Hour Waterproof Eyeliner, which glides on smooth for all-day to all-night wear. — ABC News, 16 June 2026 For the most part, our world glides silently through space, shielded by Earth’s thin atmosphere. — Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 In the stunning photo, the aircraft glides beneath a yellow parachute, while 19 of the birds fly ahead, following the people guiding them. — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glides
  1. flows
  2. flies
  3. hovers
  4. drifts
  5. floats
  6. sails
  7. cruises
  8. soars
Verb
  • That visibility shapes where capital flows, which problems get prioritized, and how quickly innovations find their way into practice.
    — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Today's stock-market market conversation is dominated by structural dynamics, index machinations and mechanical flows the way World Cup chatter fixates on officiating decisions and bracket construction.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of flows
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  • SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • In a generation that promotes body positivity, Brandy Melville flies under the radar with its eye-catching branding and misleading sizes.
    — Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of flies
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  • Screenwriters Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller briskly sketch in the legend that hovers like a stormcloud waiting to descend over life in the lush coconut groves and on the golden beaches.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of hovers
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  • Light moves But the show’s action drifts beyond that focal point, up to the main plaza level, especially in its lighting.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
  • Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of drifts
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  • But the County Commission has the power to raise taxes, and the Levine Cava memo floats a higher rate for between 8 and 16 years to raise money for both transit construction and operations.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Next, its 50-pound platter assembly floats on an air-bearing.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Definition of floats
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  • Victory Cruise Lines, which sails on the Great Lakes, says 2026 bookings are up more than 20 percent for itineraries such as a 10-night trip that sails on all five Great Lakes.
    — Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
Definition of sails
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  • Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of cruises
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  • Within seconds, cheers echo across the mountain valley as a vehicle soars through the sky before plummeting down below.
    — Carmela Asmar, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Last to note, Jupiter, our planet of expansion, soars into the kingdom of Leo from June 30 until July 26, 2027.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of soars

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