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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple
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Recent Examples of slid
Fleury was shoved to the ice by Golden Knights winger Keegan Kolesar after sending a breakout pass and slid backward into the end boards.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes have been romantically linked since 2022, when the country singer slid into his DMs.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
Futures contracts on the Nikkei 225 slid by about 1% after the news.
—Josh Xiao Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 7 Jan. 2026
Rocking a sleek gray double-breasted jacket and an icy NBC chain, Snoop interviewed Warriors star Steph Curry pre-game and then slid into the broadcast booth with Terry Gannon and Reggie Miller at the Intuit Dome.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2026
Stewart also slid in a snapshot of the ultimate villain, Vecna from Stranger Things.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
Ehlers was given credit for the goal after Hughes accidentally slid the puck past Allen.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
On her feet, Camilla slid on a pair of her go-to Russell & Bromley boots, opting for their Dressage Knee High Boot design in black suede.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 5 Jan. 2026
When oil prices slid and mismanagement came due, the country staggered into hyperinflation, shortages, and mass migration, culminating in a full‑blown humanitarian crisis that outlived Chávez and deepened under his successor, Nicolás Maduro.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slid
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Cartoons With a Purpose Some shows snuck in bits of learning without making a big deal about it.—
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The two-hour closer also snuck in a nod to Stranger Things‘ origins.—
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His case illustrates how power in Venezuela has often flowed through opaque military and intelligence channels rather than formal political office.—
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The moment a user joined or viewed a meeting, the information flowed out.—
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But then the Broncos’ offensive woes crept back to the forefront.—
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Individual mistakes crept into a squad that was already low on confidence from the end of Erik ten Hag’s managerial reign.—
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Aftershocks are typically minor adjustments along the portion of a fault that slipped at the time of the initial earthquake.—
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Stevenson slipped tackles on his season-long 56-yard run and 20-yarder, bouncing off hits and running with power and vision not seen from him since September.—
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For the past few months, one vertical inch at a time, that machine glided up, down and across its gantry system to create the high-ceiling, single-story home before it.—
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Dressed in an eye-catching ensemble that perfectly highlighted her bold style, Eva glided down the runway, serving face and fierce attitude.—
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One team member crawled inside and fired paintballs filled with vegetable oil, wildlife organization BEAR League told Fox News Digital on Thursday.—
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Scott’s almost-every-snap status has largely crawled under the radar this season.—
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Shackleton began collecting interviews and shot evocative B-roll footage of ghostly California freeways and parking lots where the killer may have once lurked.—
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Darkness and desperation always lurked behind the gonzo decadence, a dynamic that’s missing on the comparatively bright-eyed Stardust.—
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In past years, the Utah bison that drifted into Colorado near Rangely were typically shot after crossing state lines.—
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Extra caution is also advised around ridgelines, gullies, and terrain features, where wind-drifted, stiffer slabs of snow tend to form.—
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“Slid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slid. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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