cruised

verb

Definition of cruisednext
past tense of cruise
1
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours

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2
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease

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3
as in sailed
to travel on water in a vessel cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruised
  1. wandered
  2. roamed
  3. swept
Verb
  • Elton was also fabulous, though my mind admittedly wandered much of the time.
    Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On the street impacted by the strike, people wandered in a daze.
    Jomana Karadsheh, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of wandered
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  • Attendees walked through metal detectors and got their bags checked to enter, while several security guards roamed the building.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Along the edges of the enclosure, packs of low-ranking males roamed from burrow to burrow, harassing the females.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of roamed
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  • The Yankees were swept in the series, 4-0.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Phoenix swept the awards season for his performance as Arthur Fleck, winning the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award and the Academy Award, among many others, for Best Actor.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of swept
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