slid

verb

past tense of slide
1
as in sneaked
to move about in a sly or secret manner slid gently into his seat without anyone else in church noticing

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2
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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3
as in crept
to move slowly with the body close to the ground the convict escaped by sliding through the prison's ductwork

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Recent Examples of slid Tommy Edman scored easily, and Mookie Betts slid across the plate headfirst as the throw came in high and too late. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Equifax , TransUnion , Fair Isaac — Shares of the credit monitoring companies slid in midday trading. — Michelle Fox,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Jones slid hard into to second to break up a double play, and after De León struck out Wilyer Abreu, Yennier Cano came on. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The vehicle slid off the road and rolled, according to police. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 Oil jumped by more than 5% to $95 a barrel, while Asian stocks slid over worries the latest attacks point to protracted hostilities. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 As Lopez slid into second base, Red Sox catcher Connor Wong’s throw bounced past shortstop Andruw Monasterio, off Lopez’s head and into the outfield. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
  1. sneaked
  2. flowed
  3. crept
  4. slipped
  5. glided
  6. crawled
  7. lurked
  8. drifted
Verb
  • Recently, sneaker mules snuck into our team group chat—and even Martha Stewart approves.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The couple snuck off the next weekend and got married on May 30, 1966 at the Ringgold Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneaked
Verb
  • The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The result was a slurry of melting ice, rock and water that quickly flowed into the river.
    — Umesh Haritashya, The Conversation, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • The location opened Monday, welcoming a consistent rush of customers into the space, even as the afternoon waned and crept into the neither-lunch-nor-dinner hours.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Tech has crept into every facet of everyday life, like an invisible fog of ones and zeros.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Zscaler — The cloud security company's stock slipped nearly 2% despite its earnings beat.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The Office Romance star slipped on a stack of Fope’s gold mesh bracelets, topping off her ensemble with a Chanel handbag and Cartier earrings from the jeweler’s signature Panthère collection.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of slipped
Verb
  • The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of glided
Verb
  • Each tool sharpened one department, and the work still crawled between them, because nobody was ever asked to own the crawling.
    — Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • One roach crawled on glassware in the dishwashing area and eight were under the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Rhetoric that had lurked in conspiracy-minded corners of the internet was now coming from the federal government itself.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Cole was mystified by a small, beanlike object with stripes which lurked in the background of certain drawings.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurked
Verb
  • Lizzie and O’Neil also drifted apart as the actress continued touring with her theater company.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The vehicle drifted to the right toward the shoulder, struck the woman and continued south on Franklin Boulevard, according to the CHP.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifted

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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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