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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple
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Recent Examples of slid
When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In just seconds, those pesky signs of aging were nearly invisible, and my makeup slid over them instead of sinking in.
—Cathy Nelson, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Keller slid the puck across the crease to Schmaltz at the back door.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
GitLab — The digital workshop for building software slid nearly 7%.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Bradish recovered the ball, but threw wildly to the plate as Meidroth slid in safely.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Zacha retrieved a puck behind the Carolina net and slid a soft puck out into the high slot.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Grisham slid home just ahead of left fielder Heriberto Hernandez’s throw.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
As preparations were ongoing for the game, ice slid off the stadium and struck six workers.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In just seconds, those pesky signs of aging were nearly invisible, and my makeup slid over them instead of sinking in.
—Cathy Nelson, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Keller slid the puck across the crease to Schmaltz at the back door.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
GitLab — The digital workshop for building software slid nearly 7%.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Bradish recovered the ball, but threw wildly to the plate as Meidroth slid in safely.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Zacha retrieved a puck behind the Carolina net and slid a soft puck out into the high slot.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Grisham slid home just ahead of left fielder Heriberto Hernandez’s throw.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
As preparations were ongoing for the game, ice slid off the stadium and struck six workers.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
Verb
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The vicious murder that followed shook Kansas City to its core and to this day, no one knows for certain who snuck into Leila Welsh’s bedroom and brutally murdered her that morning.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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While both Riddle and Fritz were largely silent about the rumors on their personal social media channels, the fashion It-girl snuck into the comment section of a recent post breaking down the breakup rumors.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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About 80% of its oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, and Qatar had been supplying a quarter of its LNG.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ideas flowed more freely, teams spotted and solved problems earlier, and employees took pride in identifying and implementing improvements.—
Vicente Reynal,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Stocks were lower Tuesday afternoon on the uncertain outlook for a deal, while oil prices crept higher, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures topping $117 per barrel at one point.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then the shitposting and internet personas crept off the web and into the center of our politics.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps in his quiet time, Leo has slipped on the size 52 jersey, just for fun.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Contracts for homes above $10 million rose sharply in the first quarter, even as overall deal volume slipped.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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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
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Margot, who works for a social-media platform called Kino and shares a New Orleans apartment with her bestie, Ryan (Aaron Holliday), has only just crawled out of a dark period and doesn’t require much to teeter back in.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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As a toddler, Gabriela crawled about the UCLA clubhouse at reunions.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The walls disappeared into a forest of trees, where live monkeys and at least one bear lurked behind the trunks.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Boisterous and welcoming, Georgia regaled us with tales from Gary’s childhood, but a concern for her son’s present state lurked not far beneath the surface.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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But her heart drifted toward other activities — usually whatever her brother Treston Brazile was doing, like baseball, soccer, and basketball.—
Charles Baggarly
April 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Florian Wirtz was over aggressive in his initial press and then lacked urgency to help balance out City’s right-side overload, while neither Curtis Jones or Ryan Gravenberch drifted across.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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