glided

verb

Definition of glidednext
past tense of glide
1
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily looking for a college course that he could just glide through

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2
as in flew
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings a kite gliding on the autumn breeze

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3
as in hovered
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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  1. hovered
  2. floated
  3. slipped
  4. swept
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  • Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.
    Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Safe syringe programs were floated in the legislature, and a $600,000 investment was made in recovery homes overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
    Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Rising first floated the idea of an MLS expansion back in 2017 when the team played at a temporary stadium on the Salt River-Pima Indian Community, near the intersection of Loops 202 and 101.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • But Curry has slipped into a bit of a slump.
    Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Hill, who was coming off a two-catch outing in a loss to the Houston Texans, would have had a higher total if not for a third-down drop on the Dolphins’ opening drive as well as a would-be touchdown catch in the third quarter that slipped through his arms.
    Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • Mangione appeared in a Blair County courtroom Thursday, waived his right to an extradition hearing and was immediately swept back to New York via plane, helicopter and SUV for his federal arraignment hours later.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But longstanding relationships in Syria were turned upside down this month when a coalition of rebels from the north swept to Damascus, the capital, eventually joined by rebels who banded together in the south.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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