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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
Memory stocks — The chipmaker sell-off extended to memory stocks, which slid for another day.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Sanchez slid into home and the ball appeared to loosen from the glove of Redwood catcher Aubrie Jenkins on a throw from left field by freshman Kyrie Rodriguez based on video replay.
—Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 June 2026
And then, with 20 minutes remaining, Kearyn Baccus, referred to by Davila in texts to J Col as ‘The Butcher’, slid into his opponent from behind.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
After getting into a rundown, Pacheco, who was later ruled out for running out of the baseline, slid hard into Helix shortstop Clarissa Torres, who was covering third.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
With his infant daughter, Penelope, strapped to his chest in a baby carrier, Lee slid in his family’s ballots.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Brazier was on the other side of the gap and slid for a good enough touch to beat Prohaska.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
That night, Emily slid down the internet’s black hole.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Abreu gunned to Connor Wong, who swung his arm high to apply the tag, and Larnach’s outstretched arm slid safely into home before Wong’s mitt made contact with his helmet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Sanchez slid into home and the ball appeared to loosen from the glove of Redwood catcher Aubrie Jenkins on a throw from left field by freshman Kyrie Rodriguez based on video replay.
—Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 June 2026
And then, with 20 minutes remaining, Kearyn Baccus, referred to by Davila in texts to J Col as ‘The Butcher’, slid into his opponent from behind.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 June 2026
After getting into a rundown, Pacheco, who was later ruled out for running out of the baseline, slid hard into Helix shortstop Clarissa Torres, who was covering third.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
With his infant daughter, Penelope, strapped to his chest in a baby carrier, Lee slid in his family’s ballots.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Brazier was on the other side of the gap and slid for a good enough touch to beat Prohaska.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
That night, Emily slid down the internet’s black hole.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Abreu gunned to Connor Wong, who swung his arm high to apply the tag, and Larnach’s outstretched arm slid safely into home before Wong’s mitt made contact with his helmet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
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Her initial thought was that the neighbor’s cat must have snuck into her yard.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The children couldn’t make calls unmonitored, so Matthew snuck into payphones, a hoodie over his head, to pass information back to the fracturing cult, which still contained a few adult loyalists.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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That same evening, when the system was most strained, a crucial lifeline of about 8,000 MW of electricity flowed in from neighboring areas.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The Waffle House waitress said the building’s management was inattentive to a raft of deeper issues, from sewage backups that crept into her bathtub to mold and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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At the other end of the spectrum, there were a number of clubs with lower possession numbers who crept into positions higher up the table.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Oil prices rise, stocks fall over Hormuz deadlock Oil prices rose and stocks slipped on growing signs that the Strait of Hormuz was likely to remain all but shut for the foreseeable future.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Vaccination rates have slipped, and large, multistate outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases have inevitably come roaring back.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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The flying-theater attraction has virtually glided around world locations before, but now has multiple visual stops in the USA, part of the celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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The gold plates effortlessly glided through both my real hair and the clip-ins, straightening them evenly without any snags.—
Essence Wiley,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
Verb
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He was buried alive on a construction site and then poisoned by a venomous rattlesnake that crawled into his coffin and attacked him.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The truck driver crawled to the side of the road and the gunman fled.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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Others argue that the maze needs a minotaur, and point to a mysterious creature that has lurked within the Backrooms since the beginning.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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But beneath the smooth surface, major engineering problems have lurked since it was constructed in the 1920s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Topics of conversation drifted around at first like lazy clouds.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Sand has amassed a formidable campaign fund, cultivated a moderate image, and emphasized his rural background in a state that has steadily drifted rightward over the last decade.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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