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 But with Bogaerts already retired, shortstop Willy Adames had to track down Campusano — who had slid early in the base path to remove himself from the play — to record the final out of the inning. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 For the main course, the lamb kabab slid straight off the skewer, charred on the outside and juicy on the inside. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Bond yields jumped following the meeting, while all three major indexes slid. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2026 By contrast, jobs for education majors and those in the health professions slid 16%. — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 The same will be true for Wallace, who slid onto all-defense this past season, and for McCain, who fit in seamlessly after arriving in Oklahoma. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026 After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026 The relay throw home got away from Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, and Steer slid in to score. — ABC News, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
  1. sneaked
  2. flowed
  3. crept
  4. slipped
  5. glided
  6. crawled
  7. lurked
  8. drifted
Verb
  • Justin Guthrie Hull City Hull City snuck into the Premier League through the play-offs after finishing sixth last season, 22 points behind Championship winners Coventry.
    — Luke Bosher, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • In some cases, migrants headed south to the United States stay in the same Montreal safe houses as people who have snuck into Canada and are waiting out the 14-day refugee period.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of sneaked
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  • After Klee announced his death on July 25, tributes flowed on social media for the little dog whose cancer diagnosis was revealed in May.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The park itself wasn’t crowded during USA TODAY’s visit on July 30, but a steady stream of guests flowed through the front entrance, stopping only for security since there were no admission fees.
    — Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • More three-safety personnel packages have crept onto the field lately, which have given veteran safety and free-agent addition Mike Brown some nickelback duties that usually fall to Marcus Jones.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 30 July 2026
  • As flames crept closer to Bordeaux, neighboring Spain also oversaw its own fire evacuations.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026
Definition of crept
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  • Getty Images The MLB best home run bets slipped to an 18-65 record, with three no-bets after two misses on home run props for Chase DeLauter and Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Miami, which lost 12 straight prior to sweeping Philadelphia this week, slipped 2 1/2 games behind the idle Phillies and Arizona, who occupy the final two NL playoff spots.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of slipped
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  • Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Silent and purposeful, the pelicans cut through a raucous chaos of gulls at the end of the wharf and glided on into the marsh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of glided
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  • Figures depicting the Pink Panther, Spider Man and the Minions have perched or crawled atop the Dome.
    — Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • One of Thursday’s stations included the ‘Confidence Course,’ where campers crawled through tight spaces and wooden obstacles in their heavy gear.
    — Julianna Mejia July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • On April 29, the loose body that lurked in the backdrop all along became lodged inside Skubal’s elbow joint in front of the world.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Beneath all the splendor, the couture, the balls, and the opera lurked an undercurrent of hatred, one that would fester and erupt in ways both insidious and catastrophic.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of lurked
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  • Sales taxes have drifted gradually higher over multiple decades, said Loughead of the Tax Foundation.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Defeated, the dementor drifted down the aisle and out of sight.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of drifted

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