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as in to flow
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 flood
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 slide
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Ranging into right field, Pages tracked down a line drive off Tyler Ward’s bat and made a sliding catch for the first out of the third inning.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Some campers made the most of even the worst conditions by making a homemade slip-n-slide.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
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Verb
Apple shares slid more than 6% overnight, their steepest decline since April 2025, after the company announced price hikes on MacBooks and iPads, adding another headwind for the sector.
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Justina Lee,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
Ranging into right field, Pages tracked down a line drive off Tyler Ward’s bat and made a sliding catch for the first out of the third inning.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Noun
The shaky outing continued Sasaki’s post-breakthrough slide, but the setback barely dents the Dodgers’ commanding division cushion, with San Diego still eight games back in the standings.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
Some campers made the most of even the worst conditions by making a homemade slip-n-slide.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
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Verb
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Koorimannil managed to sneak out a screenshot from his computer that AP and security nonprofit C4ADS used to identify the key to his productivity — a software platform called Kongtian Intelligent Customer Acquisition, or KT for short.
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In just its fourth World Cup appearance, Norway has the chance to sneak into the Round of 16 for the third time.
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Rainfall — as little as a tenth of an inch, according to the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, or ALCOSAN — can cause an overflow of stormwater and raw sewage to flow into the rivers.
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Through the morning, a river of mourners dressed in black flowed from the Grand Mosalla.
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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.
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The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench.
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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.
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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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The styles incorporate features typically found in work shoes, including nano toe, steel toe, waterproof, electrical hazard protection, slip resistant outsoles and quick draw laces.
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Circle’s stock slipped 13% after the announcement and now trades at $66 per share.
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Clear sunscreen sticks glide across the skin without leaving the chalky white cast that mineral formulas can create, and their solid texture means less dripping or rubbing than a lotion.
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The kit allows the bomb to glide 60 to 80 kilometers following the release from aircraft such as the Su-34, Su-35, and Su-30.
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Leaders should identify where bottlenecks crept back in, restore psychological safety around small failures, and rebuild the feedback loops that make frequent, low-risk deployment feel sustainable.
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Asked Monday what the best part about being back has been so far, a big smile crept across Watkins’ face.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Its deformed and empty boxes appeared to have been crushed under a landslide of green checks.
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“Slide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slide. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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