STRIDE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈstrīd

Definition of stride

as in to march

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller

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stride

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noun

as in leap

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Recent Examples of stride

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Likewise, in January, Disney's former chief executive Bob Iger hinted at the park's location in an Instagram post of him striding along the beach on Yas Island. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Noun

There should be a bunch of them when the season hits full stride with Labor Day weekend games scheduled Thursday through Monday. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Eight years in, NASA’s program for robotic commercial lunar landers, known as CLPS, still hasn’t hit a stride. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stride

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Rather markets sending yields lower to account for a slower economy and cooler inflation, yields have marched higher.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Fast start for the Hurricanes The defense forced a three and out to begin the game and then Miami quickly marched 77 yards for a touchdown, with Darian Mensah connecting with Malachi Toney for two long passes, including a 23-yard touchdown.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of march

Noun

The adjustment made Van Ness leap across the line of scrimmage before the snap.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The consensus view is reflected in the title of this episode, which is that these big, transformative leaps in technology wind up reflecting the best and worst of humanity.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of leap

Noun

Potentially the final step before Aaron Judge returns to the majors is happening on Monday in an empty Yankee Stadium.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
As a 6-foot, 165-pound senior receiver for Moorpark, his quick first step combined with his jumping ability is making Musketeer fans think of their greatest athlete, NFL receiver Drake London.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of step

Noun

Excluding pole vault and high jump, the jumps and throws include fields of only eight athletes competing over four rounds (compared to six attempts each in an Olympic final).

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
This is a big jump for Fleury, who has never before worked as an offensive coordinator at any level of football, and most recently was the 49ers' tight ends coach for the past four seasons.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of jump

Noun

Some of that was due to the injuries on the offensive line, but some of it could be attributable to O’Connell’s approach as a play caller as well.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Rocket Lab used a different approach to diversify after achieving success with its small Electron launch vehicle.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

Meanwhile, in the United States, the coming of war and the promise of lucrative federal contracts dramatically reoriented the relationship between industrial capital and the New Deal state.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Even as a brutal heat wave threatened to smother the energy, the fest felt like a cheerful coming-out party—an announcement of the political commitments of a generation of mainstream artists more famous for singing about the self than about society.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming

Noun

Before his arrival, their only true power forward on the roster was Trey Lyles, who spent last season playing in Europe.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The program is called Gateside by TSA PreCheck, allowing non-passengers to be at airport gates for arrivals and departures.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

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