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
Annin's operations director has strode past this scene every workday for more than two decades.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
After the media availability was over, Busch strode directly over to his boss.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Isaac Paredes, mired in an early slump, strode to the plate hitless in his last 18 at-bats.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Smith Spivey was hit, Nico Macalino was walked, and then Patel strode to the plate.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski shouted two words — the first of which didn’t appear to be fit for print — and strode off the mound, the icy expression on his face frozen in place all the way to the dugout.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
After the media availability was over, Busch strode directly over to his boss.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Every Sunday, Jesse Minter strode wearily onto a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport for a trip back to Baltimore, where the work week awaited.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
In the moments before the Kentucky Derby began, two incredible women – one stepping off the grandest stage in horse racing and another about to step onto it – strode together to Churchill Downs’ paddock.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
Messi, the master, strode to center stage, as if on cue.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Isaac Paredes, mired in an early slump, strode to the plate hitless in his last 18 at-bats.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Smith Spivey was hit, Nico Macalino was walked, and then Patel strode to the plate.
—Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strode
marched
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Settlements and farmsteads spread across the state, and each year the timbermen marched deeper into the woods.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The steady pulsing of milking machines mingled with a thumping musical beat as McAfee marched down the rows, pointing to their light pink udders.—
Annie Waldman,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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“Strode.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strode. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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