as in marches
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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Recent Examples of strides
J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On a crowded street, Morejón strides up to the man and pummels him to the ground.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Football watchers are stacking up losses on their betting slips and fantasy records, but after every one of these aesthetically bankrupt displays, Nick Sirianni strides to the podium as coach of an undefeated team.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
On a crowded street, Morejón strides up to the man and pummels him to the ground.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strides
Verb
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President Donald Trump‘s deployments of the National Guard to protect federal officials and assets in California, Oregon, and Illinois have faced several lawsuits and a variety of rulings as the issue marches through federal courts.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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Hurricanes score on opening drive Miami marches down the field on its opening drive, with Carson Beck’s 8-yard pass to freshman and former West Broward standout Josh Moore resulting in a touchdown.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ahmad cautiously approached the home, climbed up the porch steps, and jiggled the front window.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Greece has taken steps to address the issue, such as introducing a new tax on cruise ship visitors to Santorini and Mykonos earlier this year.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Defensive leaps happen more easily and often than the other side of the ball in the NFL.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Eighteen years later, smartphones are vastly more powerful, but each new crop offers fewer dramatic leaps in performance and features.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each type of enrollee is expected to see an increase in their monthly premiums, with most being significant jumps, according to the data.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Carlsbad’s City Council authorized staffers Tuesday to advertise for construction bids on Veterans Memorial Park, which will be the city’s largest at 94 acres and will include its first family bike park with jumps, a pump track and a slalom course.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The jabs and insults of earlier Presidents, though, however rough, stayed within the bounds of democratic discourse, the basic rule being that the other side also gets to make its case.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was sprawled out and motionless out of bounds near the 1-yard line for a couple of minutes.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Strides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strides. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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