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as in flows
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
looking for a college course that he could just glide through
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as in flies
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
a kite gliding on the autumn breeze
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as in hovers
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
water striders gliding along the surface of the brook
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Recent Examples of glides
There’s a reason curlers sweep as the stone glides across the ice in search of the house — or, better yet, the button.
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Keith McMillan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
As the camera glides in and around a roller-skating rink, where much of the action takes place, Decker and Shlesinger achieve and sustain a terrific balance of comic velocity and erotic languor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The novel is written in close third person, but the point of view glides freely among the characters, which allows Bainbridge to manipulate the reader’s sympathies by rendering Stella and the rest of the cast from inside or outside, depending on what will make each scene work.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
For a big guy, 6-foot-4 chef Jason Dady glides through the construction site with impressive grace.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
In addition to the soothing and anti-aging ingredients, the serum has a lightweight gel texture that glides onto the skin and absorbs quickly, too.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The serum’s texture is smooth and easily glides onto the skin, without leaving an oily residue.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
These are shaken up by Martina’s brother, Raphael Caruso, who glides smoothly between guests with a glint in his eye.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Keith McMillan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
As the camera glides in and around a roller-skating rink, where much of the action takes place, Decker and Shlesinger achieve and sustain a terrific balance of comic velocity and erotic languor.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
In preparation for her masquerade ball, Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) glides through Bridgerton House, overseeing her staff and eagerly awaiting the return of her daughters, Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and Eloise (Claudia Jesse), from Scotland.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
The novel is written in close third person, but the point of view glides freely among the characters, which allows Bainbridge to manipulate the reader’s sympathies by rendering Stella and the rest of the cast from inside or outside, depending on what will make each scene work.
—Christopher Tayler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
For a big guy, 6-foot-4 chef Jason Dady glides through the construction site with impressive grace.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
In addition to the soothing and anti-aging ingredients, the serum has a lightweight gel texture that glides onto the skin and absorbs quickly, too.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
The serum’s texture is smooth and easily glides onto the skin, without leaving an oily residue.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
These are shaken up by Martina’s brother, Raphael Caruso, who glides smoothly between guests with a glint in his eye.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glides
Verb
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Light flows in from the garden, and quiet reigns.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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Beyond me, the room flows with people going back into the United States.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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When a mosquito comes and bites him, the bug immediately tastes the spice in his blood and flies away only to combust moments later.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2026
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Five cookline flies and two dishwasher area flies were landing on kitchen walls and shelves.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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From outside the box, that probability hovers at around five per cent, not too dissimilar from the likelihood implied by the xG of a shot from that range.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Lilith Society becomes an escape, particularly as the legacy of McCarthyism hovers over the city.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the teaser, Cliff lounges at a bar, drifts through a few film sets, and tears around a dirt track in a derby car.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Feb. 2026
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As the subconscious Moon drifts into your subtle 12th house, your optimistic spirit benefits from tranquility.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Without gravity pulling downward, the brain floats in the skull and experiences various forces from the surrounding soft tissues and the skull itself.—
Rachael Seidler,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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This neutral running shoe has a slim, knitted tongue that floats over the top of your feet, locking them in without applying uncomfortable pressure.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The story is a post-apocalyptic tale in which a convict, played by Fischbach, sails an ocean of blood in a submarine in order to search for resources and discovers increasingly terrifying secrets.—
William Earl,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Star Breeze sails year-round in French Polynesia, with voyages departing almost every week, according to the cruise line’s website.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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The seven-night Alaska Dawes Glacier itinerary on Celebrity Edge cruises round-trip from Seattle and visits Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, sailing through the scenic Endicott Arm and Inside Passage along the way.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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While scramjets require a boost from rockets or jet engines to reach operating speed, the AFRL design imagines a sleigh that accelerates to hypersonic speed, sheds its boosters, and cruises efficiently across continents without destroying its crew.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Dec. 2025
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Connected Venus soars into your partner zone, ensuring that cooperation feels natural and fair agreements come easier.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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The great room of the house, a space inspired by the forest city Caras Galadhon in The Lord of the Rings, boasts a cathedral ceiling that soars 40 feet in the air and is crossed by branches, tree limbs and vines.—
Mark Lamster
Architecture Critic,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Glides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glides. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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