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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
So McCarthy slid into the DMs (direct messages) of Artemis 2 commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
The two interconnected frame pieces then slid into each other, with handy round rubber stickers on the legs to keep the steel from scratching the floor.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Mettler-Toledo – The manufacturer of scales slid 13% on disappointing guidance.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Briefly Europe’s most valuable company, Novo Nordisk’s shares have slid sharply as Eli Lilly has put up a tough fight.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Matthew McCoy, the sole holdover, slid outside from right guard to right tackle this spring.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 7 May 2026
On Tuesday, Rubio slid past Vice President JD Vance as the betting favorite for 2028 on Kalshi.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
The mountainside that slid off to produce the skyscraper-size wave was, itself, more than 3,200 feet tall — higher than the world’s tallest building.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Ward and his friends set their crates down in pairs, slid them open and gently tilted the boxes.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 May 2026
The two interconnected frame pieces then slid into each other, with handy round rubber stickers on the legs to keep the steel from scratching the floor.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
Mettler-Toledo – The manufacturer of scales slid 13% on disappointing guidance.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Briefly Europe’s most valuable company, Novo Nordisk’s shares have slid sharply as Eli Lilly has put up a tough fight.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
Matthew McCoy, the sole holdover, slid outside from right guard to right tackle this spring.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 7 May 2026
On Tuesday, Rubio slid past Vice President JD Vance as the betting favorite for 2028 on Kalshi.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
The mountainside that slid off to produce the skyscraper-size wave was, itself, more than 3,200 feet tall — higher than the world’s tallest building.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Ward and his friends set their crates down in pairs, slid them open and gently tilted the boxes.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
Verb
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The homer, which snuck just inside the foul pole in right field, was upheld after being reviewed by umpires.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Tweedy even snuck in a callback to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot with a clue about the NATO alphabet (a Times crossword staple).—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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The United States could create safe-looking assets foreign investors wanted, but its financial system did not always allocate the incoming capital productively; too much flowed into housing, leverage, and complex securities whose risks were badly mispriced.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This song came straight from the heart; everything flowed during its production.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Technology has crept into one of the oldest hobbies known to humanity.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Every scene that would otherwise communicate pandemonium is rendered in the language of sub-Ryan Murphy slop, as if a movie whose production costs reportedly crept toward $200 million could only afford a few extras at a time.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Novo’s share price has plunged by almost three quarters since its peak in 2024 and has slipped down the ranking of Europe’s most valuable companies.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The infants had slipped through a gap between the mattress and a side rail.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Verb
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat.—
Larry Clifton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The next day, steady rains caused the F1 Academy race to be cancelled and the first 20 laps of the Miami Grand Prix to be crawled behind the safety car.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
Verb
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But within the house, violence lurked like flammable gas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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