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as in roams
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
she's been cruising through her daily physical therapy with remarkable ease
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as in sails
to travel on water in a vessel
cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht
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Recent Examples of cruises
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Experiences include golden hour cruises, oyster and caviar tastings aboard, and five-course chef’s tasting menus.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Most radiation from the sun cruises right through the atmosphere to warm Earth’s surface.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Carnival has added a nonalcoholic drink package to cruises.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Royal Caribbean offers four- to 10-day cruises starting at $444 per person.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Powered by dual motors that provide up to 2,061GPH of suction, the V5 cruises the surface of your pool, sucking up leaves and other debris that normally needs to be removed with a net.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
As previously reported, Mama Duke cruises all the way to the Final, after winning Mel B’s Golden Buzzer on Tuesday night’s live elimination spot.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
Demand is on the rise for more cruises, so beginning in 2026 A&K will partner with Crystal Cruises’ Serenity, a ship that just underwent a major overhaul in 2023.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Experiences include golden hour cruises, oyster and caviar tastings aboard, and five-course chef’s tasting menus.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Most radiation from the sun cruises right through the atmosphere to warm Earth’s surface.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Carnival has added a nonalcoholic drink package to cruises.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Royal Caribbean offers four- to 10-day cruises starting at $444 per person.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Boats’ Itineraries In the South In Provence, the six cabin Napoléon cruises the Rhône from Tain L’Hermitage to Avignon, stopping for a truffle excursion in Grignan, to allow guests to explore local markets or to bicycle through lavender fields.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Powered by dual motors that provide up to 2,061GPH of suction, the V5 cruises the surface of your pool, sucking up leaves and other debris that normally needs to be removed with a net.
—PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
As previously reported, Mama Duke cruises all the way to the Final, after winning Mel B’s Golden Buzzer on Tuesday night’s live elimination spot.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruises
Noun
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Their 29 ships operate two- to 22-day voyages, departing from every coast in the United States, according to its website.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Exceptions will be made for voyages shorter than 2,000 nautical miles and vessels with a smaller than 4,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) carrying capacity.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jack the Ripper roams the streets in search of his next victim.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Recognizing that communication flows in both directions, LenderDock also introduced NOTiFi™, a tool that digitizes the mandatory notifications carriers must send to lineholders when policy changes occur.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Enjoy it at a roadside table as the city’s rhythm flows around you.—
Duncan Greenfield-Turk,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Royal Caribbean sails itineraries to 270-plus destinations in 60-plus countries on six continents.—
Jessica Peralta,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Researchers know about the wrecks because reporting any commercial ship that sails on the lakes is required; from the early 19th century to the 20th century, about 40,000 ships sailed the Great Lakes, Baillod said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Although the park attracts millions of nature-loving visitors every year, terrestrial cell phone signal quickly wanes once one wanders off populated areas and away from main roads.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Mackie plays himself as a self-serious star making a deeply personal, awards-bait movie, whereas Dave Franco wanders around drunk and high on weed and mushrooms.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The plushy Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment continues the tradition but with a comfortable, flexible formula that glides on smooth and dries down matte without drying out your lips.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Particularly when set to the Maybach-only suspension/powertrain calibration, the car just glides even over the horrible roads of Southern California.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kennebunkport, Maine Lobster boats bob in the waves and beachcombers search for shells.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the White Lotus actress, 31, strolls in a pair of silver flats.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Into this space strolls Hai (Piseth Chhun).—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Cruises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruises. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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