1
as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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2
as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease
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Recent Examples of cruise
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The popular cruise line will no longer be making stops at Labadee, Haiti.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Twins right-hander cruised the first time through the Los Angeles batting order with five strikeouts, three foul outs and a flyout.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The pop musician cruises into frame in an old beat up Volkswagen, eyes smoldering in the rearview mirror reflection.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
The popular cruise line will no longer be making stops at Labadee, Haiti.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Dallas embarrassed Columbus, winning Women’s 11-1 and Mixed No. 1 11-0 to cruise in a statement-making opener before losing the meaningless final.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Twins right-hander cruised the first time through the Los Angeles batting order with five strikeouts, three foul outs and a flyout.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruise
Noun
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Both Kundera and Cavafy convey something profound: that life is nothing more than the voyage, a thought that can serve as a sort of antidote to the burdens of living.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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Check out the Boston voyage happening this October.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Their cattle then roam the yerba mate plantation, clear the weeds–which both feeds the cattle and eliminates the need for pesticides–and its manure helps enrich the soil.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Residents complain of thieves roaming the streets after dusk.—
Sophie Neiman,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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As Venus harmonizes with Mars on May 11, expect passion and creativity to flow freely in your personal life and relationships, while the sun’s debut in Gemini lights up your ninth house of adventure and self-discovery.—
Staff Author,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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At the Big Ass Stadium Tour kick off, Post Malone and Jelly Roll kept the anthems and beer flowing for 3 ½ hours at Rice-Eccles Stadium on April 29.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Verb
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When sailing into the port city of Belfast, a visit to a museum chronicling the greatest-ever shipping disaster may not be top of every cruise traveler’s sightseeing list.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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In November 1917, the vessel was sailing near Dodman Point when it was torpedoed by a German submarine.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
Verb
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After a 3-month long girls trip along Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wayward pair of endangered North Atlantic right whales known as Curlew and Koala have finally wandered back to the Atlantic Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Alberta is skeptical… until Hetty points out how Pete has been wandering and dating up a storm, was secretly in the mafia and punched Thor in the face after the Viking slept with Carol.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the most suggestive of the boating pictures, striking points of view establish pictorial intimacy.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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The Poudre River Improvement Fund could be used to create a trail in the river for boating and floating from Gateway Park, near the mouth of the Poudre Canyon, to Eastman Park in Windsor, according to the settlement agreement.—
Elise Schmelzer,
The Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For a more cushioned New Balance option, consider the Fresh Foam 1080s, which Glamour contributor and marathoner Jenny McCoy swears by for both long-distance running and casual neighborhood strolling.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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His goal was to capture that throwback feeling of aimless summer days strolling down the boardwalk with the frozen snack in hand in his Lemon Italian Ice flavor.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruise. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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