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as in flows
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 landslides
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 slides
Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The sternum strap slides up and down along a moderate range, and the backpanel length features a standard Velcro adjustment system.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Isabelle slides off Sarah’s lap, flings the towel, pulls on her swimming mask, grabs her mom’s hand and tugs her toward the pool.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Mickey slowly but surely slides down the hill.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a slab of sandstone by pecking at it with a rounded stone.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
No one is competing for attention—the aesthetic leans East Coast understated luxury, with linen sets, oversized sun hats, and Hermès slides rather than logo-forward designer pieces—but most guests dress just polished enough to match the surrounding setting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
GoFold easily slides into a laptop sleeve, a notebook, or even a pocket.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Or a top-tier prospect who slides out the first round, which happens annually?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Austin Turner, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The plane stopped on a taxiway just off the runway and passengers evacuated down slides and mobile stairs, streaming across the tarmac past other aircraft.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Passengers exited the plane on the taxiway using slides and stairs and were taken to the terminal, the airline said.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed passengers exiting the plane using slides, with smoke coming from the aircraft.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
In an Instagram post made to the company’s account the weekend before the storm, Blackbird guides noted the incoming blizzard would pile onto a layer of snow that could fail and lead to dangerous slides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In December 2023, the @boycottscream7 Instagram account, a grassroots effort of Scream fans, posted several slides explaining the rationale behind a boycott.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The sheer blush pink mesh design was trimmed with matching feathers along the neckline and featured a ruffle with a distressed hem at the bottom, showing off a glimpse of silk pants under her dress as well as a pair of pointy-toed slides.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Business owners selling products like rotary phones or needlepoint kits are seeing their revenue rise while the average costumer age slides.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
The sternum strap slides up and down along a moderate range, and the backpanel length features a standard Velcro adjustment system.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Isabelle slides off Sarah’s lap, flings the towel, pulls on her swimming mask, grabs her mom’s hand and tugs her toward the pool.
—Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Mickey slowly but surely slides down the hill.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
In graduate school, my experimental archaeology professor told a student to create a door socket – the hole in a door frame that a bolt slides into – in a slab of sandstone by pecking at it with a rounded stone.
—R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
No one is competing for attention—the aesthetic leans East Coast understated luxury, with linen sets, oversized sun hats, and Hermès slides rather than logo-forward designer pieces—but most guests dress just polished enough to match the surrounding setting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2026
GoFold easily slides into a laptop sleeve, a notebook, or even a pocket.
—Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Or a top-tier prospect who slides out the first round, which happens annually?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
Aerial footage showed passengers using slides to exit the aircraft.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
The plane stopped on a taxiway just off the runway and passengers evacuated down slides and mobile stairs, streaming across the tarmac past other aircraft.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
Passengers exited the plane on the taxiway using slides and stairs and were taken to the terminal, the airline said.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed passengers exiting the plane using slides, with smoke coming from the aircraft.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
In an Instagram post made to the company’s account the weekend before the storm, Blackbird guides noted the incoming blizzard would pile onto a layer of snow that could fail and lead to dangerous slides.
—Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
In December 2023, the @boycottscream7 Instagram account, a grassroots effort of Scream fans, posted several slides explaining the rationale behind a boycott.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Upstairs at Sperm Racing HQ is a lab stocked with racks of test tubes, centrifuges for separating out the most motile sperm from a sample, and little plastic slides containing new microscopic racecourses for frat-boy cum.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The sheer blush pink mesh design was trimmed with matching feathers along the neckline and featured a ruffle with a distressed hem at the bottom, showing off a glimpse of silk pants under her dress as well as a pair of pointy-toed slides.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slides
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But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Benedict is still all in with love, convincingly enough that Sophie sneaks back to her room, glowing and grinning, with the drawing of Our Cottage clutched in her hands.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Oil prices will hinge on a steady resumption of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz following disruptions of tanker activities there, ING analysts wrote.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Clean Gutters Make sure gutters are cleaned regularly so water flows away from your house.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the Bay Area slowly — some might say glacially — crawls into spring, there’s nothing better than sipping a hot cup of tea or coffee to warm yourself up.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As with aftermarket switchable sway bar systems, drivers can lock the sway bars in place for better handling and stability at speed and unlock them completely for maximum articulation during bumpy rock crawls.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Several new candidates on Mecklenburg County ballots unseated incumbents this week, with two state lawmaker candidates defeating their opponents in landslides.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pollan is understandably chary about the potential romanticism that lurks behind his conclusions.—
Charles Finch,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the American pop-culture feedback loop, at the football-movie intersection between sports and cinema and how the two inform and reflect each other, lurks a line delivery that lasts only a couple of seconds.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Powered by skin-loving ingredients, the formula glides on effortlessly.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Florida Panthers’ captain and top-line center then glides into the left circle, quickly changes direction and fires toward the net.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In southwest Russia, where the border with eastern Ukraine snakes down to the Sea of Azov, lies the city of Rostov-on-Don, which serves as the headquarters of Russia’s Southern Military District.—
Sophie Spiegelberger,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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From the mouth of Lake of the Woods, the Warroad River snakes through the middle of the city limits, a few blocks from the headquarters of Marvin Windows and Doors, the employer as synonymous with the town as the sport of hockey.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The National Guard provides help for floods, fires and other disasters in red and blue states across the country, including in Florida.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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The heavy influx of rain this week also means there is a risk for localized floods, which is another reason to be monitoring the weather this week.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Slides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slides. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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