1
as in to roam
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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2
as in to flow
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 cruise
Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Dallas Lincoln cruises past Cuero, puts Dallas ISD back on top
Dallas Lincoln (39-2) was the better team from the star and cruised to a 60-32 victory over Cuero (33-7) to win the Class 4A Division II state championship.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and was named Super Bowl MVP after the Eagles cruised to a 40-22 win over the Chiefs.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Setting sail on December 15 The Disney Adventure ship was originally going to be for another cruise line.
—Karla Cripps, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Dallas Lincoln cruises past Cuero, puts Dallas ISD back on top
Dallas Lincoln (39-2) was the better team from the star and cruised to a 60-32 victory over Cuero (33-7) to win the Class 4A Division II state championship.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Huskies cruised through the fourth quarter with the starters resting most of the period.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025
Jalen Hurts threw two touchdowns and was named Super Bowl MVP after the Eagles cruised to a 40-22 win over the Chiefs.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruise
Noun
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Unlike Blue Ghost’s 45-day voyage to the moon, Athena’s lasted for little more than a week.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Now nearly complete, Disney Adventure will set sail on its maiden voyage on December 15 2025 from Singapore.—
Karla Cripps,
CNN,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Stray cats are all over the nation, roaming people's backyards and sometimes redistributing themselves to a new home.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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About 1,800 pandas live in the wild, roaming mountain ranges in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu, WWF says.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But unseen, in underground pipelines that cut through vast fields of barley, flows about $5 billion annually worth of Canadian crude oil and natural gas, most of it from Alberta.—
Dee-Ann Durbin and Sally Ho,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2025
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In fact, some 40% of natural gas produced in the U.S. flows through Kinder’s systems.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Earlier this year, the ninth installment of the Outlaw Country Cruise sailed with headliners Old Crow Medicine Show.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2025
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Drake had sailed his ship from England around the bottom of the Americas and up the west coast.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Let your mind wander over the prompts without judging what comes up.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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For nonmembers, who can enter at 9 a.m., the event represents a great time to wander the gardens, buy plants and seek inspiration from gardening experts.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Where Mio’s dragon spews acid that melts metal and can glide great distances, Zoe’s can curl into a ball and use momentum to move or break objects and certain parts of the environment.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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The back features a slip-on design that your foot can glide into, with no need to untie (or retie) laces .—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In photos obtained by PEOPLE, the two were seen boating together in Nerano, Italy, along the Amalfi Coast.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Seven years later, Naya Rivera, who had portrayed out cheerleader Santana Lopez during the entire run of the show, died of accidental drowning while boating with her young son.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At the end of it all, Lily Tomlin strolled out and the Oscars, sadly, had just begun.—
Lester Fabian Brathwaite,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Downstairs, Adrien Brody strolled in with longtime partner Georgina Chapman, while LaKeith Stanfield arrived hand in hand with his wife.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Cruise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruise. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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