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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
When Costco asked for a photograph, Ellinger slid into a tattoo parlor chair and turned the little white lie into a permanent reality.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Breakker followed Rollins atop the ropes, but Seth bit Bron, who slid down the ropes temporarily.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Ghana seemed poised to tie the game late in the half when Antoine Semenyo beat his man and fired a shot that slid across the Kentucky bluegrass and went just wide of the left post.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Shares of Sandisk slid 7%, while shares of Seagate Technology lost 8% and Western Digital ‘s stock was off 11%.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The semi- truck then jackknifed and slid from the right lane to the left, causing a collision with three other passenger cars, DPS officials have said.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Casey Schmitt, who started the game in left field, slid over to second base in Arraez’s place.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Turkey improbably won in the eighth minute of stoppage time when Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post and pushed it past sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan, who slid to knock it home.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
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
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Breakker followed Rollins atop the ropes, but Seth bit Bron, who slid down the ropes temporarily.
—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Ghana seemed poised to tie the game late in the half when Antoine Semenyo beat his man and fired a shot that slid across the Kentucky bluegrass and went just wide of the left post.
—
CBS News,
27 June 2026
Shares of Sandisk slid 7%, while shares of Seagate Technology lost 8% and Western Digital ‘s stock was off 11%.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The semi- truck then jackknifed and slid from the right lane to the left, causing a collision with three other passenger cars, DPS officials have said.
—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
Casey Schmitt, who started the game in left field, slid over to second base in Arraez’s place.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Turkey improbably won in the eighth minute of stoppage time when Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post and pushed it past sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan, who slid to knock it home.
—
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Call slid across the plate as the throw from Orioles right fielder Tyler O’Neill took for a long hop to catcher Samuel Basallo.
—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
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After Tyler Soderstrom drew a walk, the A’s Jonah Heim snuck an opposite-field single past the outstretched dive of third baseman Matt Chapman.
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Julia snuck some matchstick carrots into the potato mixture, then blew my socks off with a punchy, springy topping of feta, mint, dill, and chives.
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Energy flowed out of my body like sweat on a blistering hot day.
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Shares are up 43% in the year to date as more money has flowed into regional gaming.
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Daily drops of 5% and 4% were followed by a 16% slump as jitters crept into the market.
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On this Hornets team, which crept close to the playoffs last season but still didn’t make it for the 10th year in a row, these two first-round picks aren’t going to start right away unless someone gets hurt.
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The survey doesn’t explain why satisfaction has slipped since then, but a 73 is well below the fast food average of 79.
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Salih Ozcan kicked a long cross to Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post slipped it under sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan.
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The particles glided past each other effortlessly.
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Up close, the design boasted a ruffled accent along the neckline that added movement to the gown as Saldaña glided around the room.
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Chelsea Green crawled from under the ring and evened the odds.
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The animal eventually crawled under a dock.
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Another officer lurked farther away from the home.
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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.
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The fire and resultant smoke that drifted across the city prompted Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to declare a state of emergency in the Boyle Heights neighborhood on Saturday, unlocking state resources to tackle it.
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Piano jazz drifted among the grape vines, hedgerows, and bright-pink mandevilla.
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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