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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple
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as in flood
a large mass especially of snow, ice, dirt, or rocks descending from a high place
The slide caused by the storm made the road impassable.
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Recent Examples of slide
Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
As stocks continued to slide after markets opened, President Trump is speaking at a $1 million dollar-a-person candlelight dinner Friday at Mar-a-Lago, according to an invitation reviewed by CBS News.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
According to officials with knowledge of the plan for a potential war with China who spoke to the Times, the plan includes 20 to 30 slides that explain how the U.S. would fight China’s military.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Shares slid 9% on Thursday April 3 (vs. the Nasdaq’s 6%), wiping $16 billion from the net worth of the world’s second-richest person.
—Phoebe Liu, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
As stocks continued to slide after markets opened, President Trump is speaking at a $1 million dollar-a-person candlelight dinner Friday at Mar-a-Lago, according to an invitation reviewed by CBS News.
—Arden Farhi, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
In South Florida, researchers are studying ways to stop cognitive decline, which is known as memory slide.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
According to officials with knowledge of the plan for a potential war with China who spoke to the Times, the plan includes 20 to 30 slides that explain how the U.S. would fight China’s military.
—Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slide
Verb
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That Ukraine’s fiber-optic FPVs are now sneaking up on Russians in their sleeping bags is a good indication that the drones are becoming extremely capable.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Investigators learned the girl had snuck out of her house at about 1:30 a.m. to meet up with someone, and that person likely killed her and left her body until it was found about eight hours later, Nienhuis said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Senators from both sides of the aisle are reigniting efforts to crawl back technology companies’ legal immunities with hopes bipartisan support in Congress could push the bill across the finish line this session and gain the backing of President Trump.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
2 Apr. 2025
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Brown saw 3 feet of water flood her home in a predominantly Black neighborhood that still shows damage from the storm.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Best Option Restoration is a nationally franchised disaster restoration business that handles wind and storm damage, fire damage, flood/water damage, and contents cleanout to residential and commercial customers.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But are we really supposed to believe that wife-of-the-year Karen Wilson would let such an important date slip her mind?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Apparently, his son Jabari fell from an A+ to an A in spelling, so Darnell is living up to his promise of beating Gregory’s ass if Jabari’s grades ever slipped.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The gathering crowd was particularly entranced with the weighty, sculptural zipper pulls, which seemed to glide so much better than your standard-issue hardware.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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Shiffrin glided through the course at Sun Valley with a large crowd cheering her through every gate.—
Pat Graham,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Charges of price gouging—originally levelled at industrial farmers—were creeping into the sandwich space.—
H. C. Wilentz,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gill-over-the-ground (also known as creeping charlie), purple dead nettle, henbit and chickweed provide sustenance for early bees, beetles, flies and wasps.—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bickerstaff is the landslide winner, but Kidd deserves positive chatter.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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In addition to replenishing the beach sand and reinforcing the revetment, OCTA plans to build a permanent catchment wall and restore the section of a popular coastal pedestrian trail destroyed by the landslide.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Slide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slide. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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