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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
Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tie a twig at each end to keep the apples from sliding off.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Bright Kids is sponsoring the kids play zone with inflatable slides, an obstacle course, games and a rock-climbing wall —ensuring fun for the whole family.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Mies van der Rohe’s apartment had sliding partitions to divide rooms as needed—a design anticipating flexible urban living a century later.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Tie a twig at each end to keep the apples from sliding off.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
The convertible strap can be worn around the heel for a secure fit or flipped forward for an easy slide-on style.
—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Bright Kids is sponsoring the kids play zone with inflatable slides, an obstacle course, games and a rock-climbing wall —ensuring fun for the whole family.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slide
Verb
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Andrés Giménez was put on earth to cause misery to major league hitters looking to sneak ground balls through the infield.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her previous instructor, Ramon Morones, used to sneak her into folklorico classes at San Jose City College.—
Iris Sanchez,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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With five different floor plans available, these one- and two-bedroom apartments are tucked away in a picturesque setting, shaded with greenery, where streams flow through lush gardens and a bird aviary keeps the community connected to local wildlife.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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The post was accompanied by a new video for the song, in which Cyrus wears a gauzy white headdress and matching diaphanous, flowing gown, as well as a black dress matched with a sparkling black mask.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s tunnels to crawl through, regular live performances from Quixotic that synchronize with the experience, and a functioning 240-seat theater that plans to host film festivals.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some coast with healthy double-digit conversion rates, while others crawl along at 5% or 6%.—
Jon Stojan,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Protests erupted across the Philippines and paralyzed the capital Manila on Sunday over a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects in a nation battered by storms and poverty.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 Sep. 2025
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The boy’s 26-year-old father was earlier rescued from an island created by the flood, Barstow police said in a news release.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The junior wideout slipped loose into the secondary, breaking free for a 51-yard touchdown reception as the Harbormen cut things to a 21-13 game.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Conducted over the course of several months, a Microsoft postmortem on the Storm-0558 attack revealed several errors that led to the Chinese group slipping past cloud defenses.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Now, all these additions have created much more mobile vault hunters between slides, dashes, gliding and double jumps, in addition to whatever mobility moves your character itself may have.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Smooth strides and stability tests The two-minute demonstration begins with the robot’s legs gliding backward in a Moonwalk sequence on a conveyor platform.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The massive cuts to the program remain to be seen as prices continue to creep ever higher for beneficiaries.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Coachella hasn’t sold out since 2023, despite its release dates creeping earlier in the calendar each year.—
Arielle Gordon,
Pitchfork,
16 Sep. 2025
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The party’s misfortunes appear even greater in the context of its landslide victory in July last year, which delivered it a sizable majority in parliament.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Slide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slide. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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