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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
Call slid across the plate as the throw from Orioles right fielder Tyler O’Neill took for a long hop to catcher Samuel Basallo.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Cannabis tax revenue there surged until 2021, peaked at $396 million, then slid to about $221 million in 2025, highlighting that cannabis tax revenue doesn’t just keep climbing forever.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Schwartz slid between the two of them, kissed Benji first and then Zack, Zack and then Benji, back and forth as lips found lips, hands found flesh, underwear found the floor.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.
—Rebecca Treon, Parents, 18 June 2026
Millar slid and blocked Saad’s shot.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Andrea Riquier Stocks slid into the close Wednesday after a hawkish news conference.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
With head and tail up, Copper flashed past me, and my mount Shorty gave a surprised grunt, slid back on his haunches, and almost upset me.
—Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where large masses of rock have slid past each other due to the movement of tectonic plates.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Cannabis tax revenue there surged until 2021, peaked at $396 million, then slid to about $221 million in 2025, highlighting that cannabis tax revenue doesn’t just keep climbing forever.
—Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Schwartz slid between the two of them, kissed Benji first and then Zack, Zack and then Benji, back and forth as lips found lips, hands found flesh, underwear found the floor.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.
—Rebecca Treon, Parents, 18 June 2026
Millar slid and blocked Saad’s shot.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Andrea Riquier Stocks slid into the close Wednesday after a hawkish news conference.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 17 June 2026
With head and tail up, Copper flashed past me, and my mount Shorty gave a surprised grunt, slid back on his haunches, and almost upset me.
—Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Faults are fractures in the Earth's crust where large masses of rock have slid past each other due to the movement of tectonic plates.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
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But whenever Louis’s hand dipped, Schmeling sneaked in a lightning-quick right cross.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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The six-suite Baines’ Lodge, though, has stealthily sneaked past them all as an existing camp that has received a thoughtful, artful makeover from operator Abercrombie & Kent.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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That's what happened in 2024, when well over 20,000 votes from that community flowed to Lawler.—
Chris McKenna,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.—
Hilary Gowins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Separately, Miami-Dade received another $7 million in federal dollars just for World Cup transportation costs — an expense that has crept higher in the two years since the Host Committee originally floated the $46 million subsidy package for Miami-Dade to cover World Cup security and logistics.—
Douglas Hanks
June 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Flames crept across a Rio Linda meadow Tuesday as firefighters from three agencies intentionally set fire to 35 acres of dry grass — not to battle a wildfire, but to prevent one.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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Only two failed transfers occurred, both involving extremely thin pieces that slipped from the chopsticks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
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His approval rating on the economy slipped two points, to 30%, from April and his rating on inflation was also down two points, to 22%, while 19% approve of his handling of gas prices in the latest poll.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Brent glided us toward the ramp.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
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For nearly 25 years, GoPro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski slopes, enabling the adventurous to record images of their experiences.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Street sweepers and garbage trucks crawled through roads fans had packed hours earlier.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
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Last December, a rat appeared from the overhead bins and crawled behind a curtain in the cabin while a flight was en route from Amsterdam to Aruba, according to previous reporting from USA TODAY.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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Another officer lurked farther away from the home.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 June 2026
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Jacobs, with his long rifle and pack of dogs, was not the only predator in the Alleghenies—wolves and mountain lions still lurked in the forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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His cholesterol had drifted upward slowly enough to avoid urgency.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Knicks fans get engaged during champions parade As the players passed by on floats and confetti drifted through the air along the route up Broadway2, some Knicks fans took advantage of the magical moment.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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