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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
water striders gliding along the surface of the brook
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Recent Examples of glide
Imagine watching Arabian champions glide across the sand while indulging in a plate of Carbone’s legendary spicy rigatoni or sushi from ZZ’s.
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The characters in Megan Howell’s short stories, which glide into scenes of magical realism, are lonely people facing the harsh realities of an often violent world and fumbling toward something more hopeful.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Whetstone sharpening involves soaking a low-to-high grit stone in water and gliding a dull blade up and down it at an angle, removing steel to create a sharp edge.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
One can glide the stone across the face, neck, and body to improve circulation, de-puff, and tone the skin.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
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Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The characters in Megan Howell’s short stories, which glide into scenes of magical realism, are lonely people facing the harsh realities of an often violent world and fumbling toward something more hopeful.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Whetstone sharpening involves soaking a low-to-high grit stone in water and gliding a dull blade up and down it at an angle, removing steel to create a sharp edge.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
One can glide the stone across the face, neck, and body to improve circulation, de-puff, and tone the skin.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glide
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These are grown men with a never-die mindset flowing through their veins.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Since Trump came to office on Jan. 20, his administration has flown more than 200 people from the U.S. to El Salvador to be imprisoned in CECOT.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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Six women will fly to space on the Blue Origin Rocket: former television anchor and fiancée of Jeff Bezos Lauren Sánchez, CBS journalist Gayle King, singer Katy Perry, civil rights activist and scientist Amanda Nguyen, movie producer Kerianna Flynn, and aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
14 Apr. 2025
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The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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But with the wind howling in Tuesday at Rate Field, left fielder Andrew Benintendi drifted over and made the catch.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since then it’s drifted much farther away and has dimmed considerably.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2025
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In October it was revealed that Good Omens, the Prime Video drama series based on the book Gaiman co-wrote with Terry Pratchett, will end with one 90-minute episode instead of a full third season as originally planed, with Gaiman exiting his creative role on the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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In October it was revealed that Good Omens, the Prime Video drama series based on the book Gaiman co-wrote with Terry Pratchett, will end with one 90-minute episode instead of a full third season as originally planed, with Gaiman exiting his creative role on the project.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
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Following the hatch opening by Suni Williams, the ship's bell was rung as the new arrivals floated in, shook hands and hugged the Expedition 72 crew after Hague's practical joke.—
Pilar Arias,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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With no cargo, the ship was floating high in the water.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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In the seventh, Fernando Tatis Jr. crushed a solo home run that sailed over the left field fence and onto the new two-story A’s club house, a 406-foot shot for a Padres 5-3 lead, and A’s ace Luis Severino dropped to 0-2 on the season despite an otherwise solid outing.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Emerald Cruises plans to launch two more ocean-going yachts by 2027 and a sleek river ship that will sail in Europe.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
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Aries winged his way back to the local marketplace and reunited the kids with their greatly relieved mother.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday, a Russian Orlan drone winged 80 miles behind the front line in eastern Ukraine and took up station over the Cherkas’ke, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Glide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glide. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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