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
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Out with a potential love interest one evening, in a packed Manhattan comedy club, Tess is startled when Alex strides up to the microphone.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
But perhaps no rock god ever went full Heathcliff the way Cliff Richard did for this 1996 musical, a stage production (with songs by John Farrar and Tim Rice) that re-creates scenes from the novel while Richard, as Heathcliff, strides through like a lordly narrator-protagonist.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Out with a potential love interest one evening, in a packed Manhattan comedy club, Tess is startled when Alex strides up to the microphone.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
Bolt takes shorter strides than a human runner but makes up for it with a much faster stride rhythm.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strides
Verb
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There is still some uncertainty on timing of the next storm system as a parade of storms marches across the country.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And Denver now marches head-on into the offseason, coming off a year of inconsistent offense that resulted in the firing of previous offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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April 20 – May 20 Steady steps feel especially comforting now.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Its location in the new upscale development of Takanawa Gateway City, puts guests in a less touristy and much quieter part of town, while still being steps away from major transportation hubs like Takanawa Gateway Station and Shinagawa Station.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After months of training inside the center and outside on the beach, the two men made significant leaps.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
7 Mar. 2026
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An insect-scale robot that jumps using only light has completed 188 continuous leaps without a single electronic component.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Or were the suitors behaving within the bounds of what was acceptable?—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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So much of our system of government and the checks and balances baked in depend on the presumption that at the very least each branch will act in good faith within the bounds of the law, and that each will seek to safeguard its own authority.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, energy prices continued to soar after posting large jumps yesterday.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Researchers found that bone seems to respond best when there’s a small rest between individual jumps or between sets of jumps.—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Strides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strides. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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