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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
Sonis slid on on the play with the studs of her left cleat off the ground, which resulted in the play being changed to a serious penalty after review.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
With 28 seconds left in the man advantage, Florida’s Sam Reinhart buried a puck into a mostly open net to Merzlikins’ right after the puck slid all the way through traffic to find Reinhart.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sudan slid into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the militant group exploded into open fighting in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Shares had been slowly rising over the past few months but this morning slid nearly 20%.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Prices slid on Tuesday, first on hopes that a group of nations would turn to emergency crude reserves.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns slid just four spots in the latest NET rankings, which is a major component used by the selection committee when determining the March Madness field.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
With just over a minute to play in the period, Shaugabay slid a perfect pass from the right-side corner across the crease where Andersen tapped it home to hand Warroad its first multi-goal advantage.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
The mouthpiece landed in front of a fan sitting courtside and slid toward the foot of Mavericks assistant coach Jay Triano.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2026
With 28 seconds left in the man advantage, Florida’s Sam Reinhart buried a puck into a mostly open net to Merzlikins’ right after the puck slid all the way through traffic to find Reinhart.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Sudan slid into chaos in April 2023 when a power struggle between the military and the militant group exploded into open fighting in Khartoum and elsewhere in the country.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
Shares had been slowly rising over the past few months but this morning slid nearly 20%.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Prices slid on Tuesday, first on hopes that a group of nations would turn to emergency crude reserves.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
The Longhorns slid just four spots in the latest NET rankings, which is a major component used by the selection committee when determining the March Madness field.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
With just over a minute to play in the period, Shaugabay slid a perfect pass from the right-side corner across the crease where Andersen tapped it home to hand Warroad its first multi-goal advantage.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
The mouthpiece landed in front of a fan sitting courtside and slid toward the foot of Mavericks assistant coach Jay Triano.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
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In between shots with her fiancé Callum Turner, a quick selfie with Tove Lo, and a picturesque cookie from the Sunset Tower Hotel, the pop star snuck three photos of herself strumming a crystal clear guitar.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2026
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White drove on Wembanyama and snuck a layup past him, then hit a 3-pointer over his towering outstretched arm.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The look featured a bustier embroidered with white and gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist made of beige, pink, nude, and apricot feathers that flowed into a skirt.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money has flowed through two political groups aligned with the company, Texas Sands and Texas Defense.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What counts as a standard tip has also crept upward.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not only that, but the baseline expectation at traditional full-service restaurants has crept upward, too.—
Ryan Brennan
March 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tesla’s market share in California slipped to 48% last year from around 53% a year earlier.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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While revenue and profit topped first-quarter estimates, its second-quarter and full-year guidance only modestly exceeded Wall Street forecasts, and the stock slipped with the CEO transition announcement and as investors sought a more aggressive outlook.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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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
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Lane practically glided across the field, while catching everything thrown his way.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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One roach crawled on the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Related groups of animals, such as the ancestors of today’s millipedes, crawled out of the sea a bit earlier than insects did.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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Jokic has fed him hundreds of alley-oops late in games when Gordon has lurked in the short corner, behind the last line of defense.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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As the Justice Department kicked off its antitrust trial against Live Nation on Tuesday, the specter of a possible settlement lurked around the proceedings, as did that of Taylor Swift.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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Researchers say the streaks were likely formed by debris spun off from Dimorphos' binary companion, Didymos, that drifted between the two bodies and landed in slow-motion impacts.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Satellite imagery confirmed that smoke from strikes on oil refineries and depots drifted over Tehran on Monday.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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