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as in flows
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 landslides
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 slides
Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
The Touch Pad Folio LED Makeup Mirror features a slim, streamlined design that slides easily into your bag for convenient storage.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Thieneman slides into the spot that Harrison Smith held down for over a decade.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Rain chances will be higher on Friday with a front that slides through.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Husband-and-wife bakers/owners Shannon and Janice Talty’s retail expansion slides into the space most recently occupied by the pet-centric House of Sploot, a biscuit’s throw from where the bakers of Backhaus used to sling their brand of Bavarian baked bites a few years back.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Destructive dry avalanches Avalanches happen when the snow pack gives way and slides down steep slopes.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The fresh meats were high quality, and the way they were gently layered helped keep the sandwich intact — not like one of those sandwich explosions where the meat slides right out and you’re left to power through bites of soggy bread.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The Great Tides Waterpark, offering 19 water slides, cliff jumping and more, is slated to open this summer.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The slides were made from routine biopsy samples of 18 tissue types donated by 919 individuals.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The FilmScan 7-Inch can scan media from a variety of film formats—135 (35mm), 126, and 110—and those can be slides or filmstrips, negative or positive, color or black and white.
—David English, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Loose wet slides, which can start small, have the potential to gouge all the way to the ground and even trigger more dangerous wet slab avalanches.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The center now features an eight lane, 50-meter competition pool, three diving boards, two 125-foot slides and a lazy river.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the meeting kicked off, Bergin interrupted a FedRAMP reviewer who had been presenting PowerPoint slides.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
For the next 30 minutes, Gorton presents a series of slides that claim vaccines are doing more harm than good.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
When oil is shimmering and easily slides across surface of pan, carefully add tofu in a single layer and cook, undisturbed, until golden brown underneath, about 4-5 minutes.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
The Touch Pad Folio LED Makeup Mirror features a slim, streamlined design that slides easily into your bag for convenient storage.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Thieneman slides into the spot that Harrison Smith held down for over a decade.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
Rain chances will be higher on Friday with a front that slides through.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Husband-and-wife bakers/owners Shannon and Janice Talty’s retail expansion slides into the space most recently occupied by the pet-centric House of Sploot, a biscuit’s throw from where the bakers of Backhaus used to sling their brand of Bavarian baked bites a few years back.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Destructive dry avalanches Avalanches happen when the snow pack gives way and slides down steep slopes.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Mar. 2026
The fresh meats were high quality, and the way they were gently layered helped keep the sandwich intact — not like one of those sandwich explosions where the meat slides right out and you’re left to power through bites of soggy bread.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
The entertainment venue is nearly 40,000 square feet and has dry slides that company says are as slick as a water chute, using proprietary materials and technology.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
The Great Tides Waterpark, offering 19 water slides, cliff jumping and more, is slated to open this summer.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
The slides were made from routine biopsy samples of 18 tissue types donated by 919 individuals.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The FilmScan 7-Inch can scan media from a variety of film formats—135 (35mm), 126, and 110—and those can be slides or filmstrips, negative or positive, color or black and white.
—David English, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Loose wet slides, which can start small, have the potential to gouge all the way to the ground and even trigger more dangerous wet slab avalanches.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
The center now features an eight lane, 50-meter competition pool, three diving boards, two 125-foot slides and a lazy river.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Shortly after the meeting kicked off, Bergin interrupted a FedRAMP reviewer who had been presenting PowerPoint slides.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
For the next 30 minutes, Gorton presents a series of slides that claim vaccines are doing more harm than good.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slides
Verb
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Ortiz sneaks field recordings and samples into these songs, too—each adding texture to the universe of her songs and evoking the wider world that exists just outside the frame of her narration.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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But some sunlight still sneaks through Earth’s atmosphere, bends around the planet and lands on the moon.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Roughly 20% of crude and natural gas normally flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains all but closed to oil tankers and other shipping traffic because of the war.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An estimated 9,000 gallons reached the San Diego River, which flows past Dog Beach.—
Point Loma-Ob Monthly,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the book, Grace drags Rocky back to his part of the ship, exposing himself to the Eridian environment; in the film, Rocky crawls back while Grace is unconscious.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Shops at Yale recently announced the return of the New Haven food crawls and have added a date in December, according to a statement.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Storms and heavy rainfall over the past few days across several provinces have led to severe flooding, landslides and lightning strikes, the Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority said, adding that the figures could increase as more details become available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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When a strange man lurks around the school asking supposedly innocent questions and the principal receives a severed human finger in the mail, the community is in an uproar.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Each treatment requires just three minutes, and the wand’s rotating head easily glides over the forehead, cheeks, under eyes, jawline and neck.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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From the world’s vantage point, Los Angeles can look like a place that glides serenely along beneath a beatific sun.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To accommodate the mass of passengers, the line snakes through baggage claim and around the terminal.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Miraculously, the line of people that usually snakes down Melrose yearning for a slice of chef Karla Subero Pittol’s passion lime fruit icebox pie is nonexistent today.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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The delays affected a range of disaster-response functions, including housing inspections, temporary sheltering and crisis counseling, and slowed the distribution of aid tied to major events such as the July 2025 Texas floods and Hurricane Helene.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Slides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slides. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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