as in marched
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 strode
The president strode into office with a promise to turn the page on America’s decades of foreign entanglements.
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Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
After about 30 minutes, the commissioners strode out of the closed session.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Djulde strode up to me and slapped my face — sharp, quick.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In September 2024, on a dare from her New York Fashion Week seatmate Kathy Hilton, Haddish strode onto the runway during a Monse show, which some observers found amusing but others considered disrespectful.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
George waved him off and strode through our flat to the balcony.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Ironically, the biggest chance of the game came from his replacement, Josko Gvardiol, who strode forward unmarked to meet a cross that was excellently saved by Robin Roefs, finding himself in the penalty area on multiple occasions after coming on.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
After about 30 minutes, the commissioners strode out of the closed session.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Djulde strode up to me and slapped my face — sharp, quick.
—Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
In September 2024, on a dare from her New York Fashion Week seatmate Kathy Hilton, Haddish strode onto the runway during a Monse show, which some observers found amusing but others considered disrespectful.
—Zak Cheney-Rice, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
George waved him off and strode through our flat to the balcony.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strode
marched
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Or to Martin Luther King, whose birthday America will (largely pretend) to honor next week, and everyone who marched with him while facing down hoses and dogs and the batons of cops.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Saquon Barkley hit an explosive run, and the Eagles marched down the field in 2024 style.—
Derrik Klassen,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Strode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strode. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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