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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple
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as in flood
a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place
The slide caused by the storm made the road impassable.
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Recent Examples of slide
Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure after sliding through a barrier at a Chicago-area zoo.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 June 2025
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
The company’s shares fell 5.6% as of 9:33 a.m. in New York on Wednesday after FedEx reported quarterly results, extending their slide for the year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Verb
Glide down raft and body slides with near vertical drops or go at a leisurely pace on the lazy river.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
In 1996, a 3-year-old boy tumbled 24 feet into a gorilla enclosure after sliding through a barrier at a Chicago-area zoo.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
While the salary cap had only increased by 5% since 2020, slides showed a 60% percent increase in signing bonuses and 42% increase in salary guarantees.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
The company’s shares fell 5.6% as of 9:33 a.m. in New York on Wednesday after FedEx reported quarterly results, extending their slide for the year.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slide
Verb
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Cane then sneaks up from behind and kills Grady’s men, freeing his father.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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Universal Studios Florida began its iteration of the attraction in 1990, SyFy noted, featuring, of course, a (mechanical) great white shark that snuck up on riders of the boat tour.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The next step for the astronomers will be to explore how hot gas flows through NGC 253, changing composition and helping to create new stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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Profits flow through Chinese underground banks to the Chinese Communist Party’s $210 billion state tobacco empire, helping fund naval expansion and ballistic-missile programs.—
Edgar Domenech,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
Verb
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To make the stakes even higher, Player 39 crawls to the edge after the round ends.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Nothing quite as splashy there, but reps from Max and Lupin maker Gaumont Television France gave their views on some live issues, as boiling hot temperatures gave way to biblical floods in the mountainous locale.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Notifications ping, Slack channels light up, and deep work slips further away.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Her first exposure to stand-up was when, in eighth grade, a friend slipped her a Margaret Cho DVD during a church sermon.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
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And Lamont clearly had no plan to endorse him, even as some prominent Democrats have slowly glided back to Cuomo’s orbit.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
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Its jet-black formula glides on with inky precision and dries down to a bulletproof finish that stays sharp for up to 24 hours (yes, really).—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Soon, Kelli’s voice creeps up a few octaves after Brit calls her insecure, prompting her to lay the glam team drama on the table.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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No Liverpool fan can be anything but glowing in their praise of Robertson in a red shirt, but his powers are waning compared with previous seasons as more defensive mistakes crept into his game last season.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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There’s no consensus on what could be causing the landslides, but possibilities include groundwater seeping out of the hillsides, beach erosion, over-irrigation by homeowners and heavy rainfall, according to the grand jury.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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In Guerrero, Costa Chica has suffered the greatest impact, with landslides and downed trees and poles, officials said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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“Slide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slide. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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