as in soaring
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as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in flying
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
a kite gliding on the autumn breeze
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as in floating
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 gliding
Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Central to their operations are specialized vehicles designed to conquer any environment—whether traversing rugged landscapes, gliding over water or entering conflict zones.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
Make sure to boost their confidence by celebrating every step forward, including balancing, striding, gliding and pedaling.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The footage shows the shadow of the paddle boarder gliding across the water as bubbles rise ominously behind her.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Check out this rather soothing demo of the C1 gliding through a piece of rubber below.
—New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024
Pop-up ice skating rink Test your gliding skills on a synthetic, outdoor skating rink in Occidental Square.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
The texture is soft and rich—gliding like a velvety dream without any greasy residue.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Minutes later a third humpback appeared just a stone’s throw from our canoe, its enormous, curved back gliding through the water like the upturned hull of a ship, black and shining wet.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
Our testers loved that this show-stealing eyeliner was easy to maneuver thanks to its angular tip that painted pigmented, smear-proof lines — gliding smoothly across mature eyelids with wrinkles, too.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Central to their operations are specialized vehicles designed to conquer any environment—whether traversing rugged landscapes, gliding over water or entering conflict zones.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
Make sure to boost their confidence by celebrating every step forward, including balancing, striding, gliding and pedaling.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
The footage shows the shadow of the paddle boarder gliding across the water as bubbles rise ominously behind her.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
Check out this rather soothing demo of the C1 gliding through a piece of rubber below.
—New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024
Pop-up ice skating rink Test your gliding skills on a synthetic, outdoor skating rink in Occidental Square.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
The texture is soft and rich—gliding like a velvety dream without any greasy residue.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024
Minutes later a third humpback appeared just a stone’s throw from our canoe, its enormous, curved back gliding through the water like the upturned hull of a ship, black and shining wet.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gliding
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This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2023
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The orange leather piece featured a soaring, nearly hip-grazing leg slit that culminated with a gold buckle at the top.Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Sep. 2022
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This trend is concerning for sellers but offers some relief for buyers—although mortgage rates, hovering between 6 percent and 7 percent, remain a hurdle.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Kim was a central figure in Yoon’s martial law enforcement, which led to special forces troops encircling the National Assembly building and army helicopters hovering over it.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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The architect worked closely with British engineer Ove Arup to bring the vision into reality, but the two had to change plans many times throughout the course of their working relationship, which led to delays and ballooning costs.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
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Because of its ballooning costs and timeline, the project has been derided by critics in the state and across the country as a costly boondoggle.Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The company operates 5 luxury travel and cruising brands out of offices in London, New York, Melbourne, Split, Athens, and Cape Town.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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So, what if cruising alone as a woman could be just as fulfilling?Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Officials are also floating the designation of 4,395 acres of land as critical habitat across Alameda, Marin, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties in California.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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In early 2023, Greenpeace activists boarded and occupied a Shell floating production, storage and offloading vessel while it was being transported in the Atlantic Ocean.Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
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This playful hanging figure will give your trick-or-treaters and guests a laugh instead of a fright.Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
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“Gliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gliding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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