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as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease
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Recent Examples of cruised
The streets through which Rebecca and her friends cruised on their way to partyin’, partyin’ looked like a typical Orange County neighborhood.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Sure looks like it — since nobody with under 200 wins has even been a serious threat to get elected since Koufax cruised in, on the first ballot, in 1972.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The streets through which Rebecca and her friends cruised on their way to partyin’, partyin’ looked like a typical Orange County neighborhood.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Boys basketball Tavras Biskis led the way with 18 points and Landon Lepine added 14 as Martha’s Vineyard cruised over Dover-Sherborn 58-36 in nonleague action.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Adams fit right in Wednesday night, finishing with eight points, three rebounds and one steal in limited minutes as Waubonsie cruised to a 47-23 DuPage Valley Conference win at DeKalb.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Brewer starts fast, eases past Granbury Carter Scott scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Fort Worth Brewer jumped out to an early lead and then cruised to a 79-44 win over Granbury in a District 5-5A game on Tuesday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Blasting Tejano music, students in cars cruised between the protesters on Menchaca, as some leaned out the window or poked through sunroof, shaking signs and flags of Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2026
Sure looks like it — since nobody with under 200 wins has even been a serious threat to get elected since Koufax cruised in, on the first ballot, in 1972.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
The streets through which Rebecca and her friends cruised on their way to partyin’, partyin’ looked like a typical Orange County neighborhood.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Boys basketball Tavras Biskis led the way with 18 points and Landon Lepine added 14 as Martha’s Vineyard cruised over Dover-Sherborn 58-36 in nonleague action.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Adams fit right in Wednesday night, finishing with eight points, three rebounds and one steal in limited minutes as Waubonsie cruised to a 47-23 DuPage Valley Conference win at DeKalb.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2026
Brewer starts fast, eases past Granbury Carter Scott scored 15 of his game-high 21 points in the second half as Fort Worth Brewer jumped out to an early lead and then cruised to a 79-44 win over Granbury in a District 5-5A game on Tuesday.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Blasting Tejano music, students in cars cruised between the protesters on Menchaca, as some leaned out the window or poked through sunroof, shaking signs and flags of Mexico, Ecuador and Cuba.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruised
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But that has changed in the past century or so as the philosophers’ musings have wandered into the realm of theory, experiment and data.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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But Lindsey Vonn never wandered.—
Outside,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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For decades, a significant share of the world's rough diamonds flowed into Antwerp from Russia.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The couple sailed to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas specifically to visit Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, which opened in December.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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Her skis sailed out from under her.—
Will Graves,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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From an animal that once roamed across a wide swath of eastern Australia to a population small enough to fit in a single room — the collapse was staggering.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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In early 2025, right-wing influencers roamed downtown Nuuk, handing out $100 bills to children and telling them to pose for cameras while wearing free MAGA swag.—
Ken Harbaugh,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the rock glided down the ice sheet, Casper and his teammates slowly started to come to grips with the reality of the situation.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mike Dvorak returned to play the accordion and strolled the event premises while singing about the Cocoa Crawl.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The College was also spotted in episodes 7 and 8 when members of the Ton strolled through the Grand Square and surrounding areas.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The system was able to consistently track how these icebergs split, drifted, and melted over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The man's pickup truck drifted over the centerline and struck a school bus head-on.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the days and weeks leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, a nervous kind of hype swept America.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Allan’s resignation adds to the sense that the scandal surrounding the Mandelson appointment cannot be contained and could spell the end of Starmer’s premiership, just 19 months after Labour swept to power in a landslide election that gave it the largest majority in Parliament this century.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Cruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruised. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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