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as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly
the girls happily cruised around the mall for hours
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as in flowing
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 sailing
to travel on water in a vessel
cruised to the Bahamas in their yacht
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Recent Examples of cruising
Then the four front propellers tilted forward, and the aircraft accelerated, no longer hanging on its rotors like a helicopter but cruising on its wings like a small airplane.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
The fifth-inning dinger got the Bombers on the board, as Boston southpaw Payton Tolle had been cruising up to that point.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
That said, river cruising in general is sometimes difficult for those with mobility challenges because ships often use gangways and platforms that can be difficult to negotiate with mobility devices.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The port says the reintroduction of cruising to Philadelphia is projected to generate 2,185 direct and indirect jobs and approximately $300 million in annual economic output throughout the state.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Food delivery robots are now ubiquitous in parts of Chicago, cruising down crowded sidewalks and scooching themselves through crosswalks.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Propelled by an upbeat earnings report in January, the stock had been cruising to a series of record highs.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Road cruising has resulted in more captures, but many of those snakes are hatchlings.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Some longtime South Side residents say the tradition of victory honking started on Southwest Military Drive, where cruising on the weekends was a popular pastime before officials started cracking down on the practice.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2026
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
The fifth-inning dinger got the Bombers on the board, as Boston southpaw Payton Tolle had been cruising up to that point.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
That said, river cruising in general is sometimes difficult for those with mobility challenges because ships often use gangways and platforms that can be difficult to negotiate with mobility devices.
—Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
The port says the reintroduction of cruising to Philadelphia is projected to generate 2,185 direct and indirect jobs and approximately $300 million in annual economic output throughout the state.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Food delivery robots are now ubiquitous in parts of Chicago, cruising down crowded sidewalks and scooching themselves through crosswalks.
—Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Propelled by an upbeat earnings report in January, the stock had been cruising to a series of record highs.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Road cruising has resulted in more captures, but many of those snakes are hatchlings.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Some longtime South Side residents say the tradition of victory honking started on Southwest Military Drive, where cruising on the weekends was a popular pastime before officials started cracking down on the practice.
—Melissa Renteria, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cruising
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The visual of a 450-pound llama in a pirate hat wandering past a Starbucks kiosk is, apparently, just a normal Tuesday at PDX.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The film follows Airi (Hoshi), a wandering medium who spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Drivers will discover that the design causes unavoidable backups in both directions on Broward Boulevard, plus confusing and hazardous lane changes to avoid traffic flowing from the opposite direction.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Tucker County sits high on the ridge, with no rivers flowing into it and limited water storage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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American Cruise Lines will also begin sailing to and from Philadelphia in June.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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The Global Sumud Flotilla set off for Gaza from Barcelona, Spain, earlier this month and was intercepted while sailing in the Mediterranean Sea near the Greek island of Crete.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Apr. 2026
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Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fish and wildlife officials advise people to remove bird feeders until the turkeys leave the area and install sprinklers if the wild fowl keep roaming into yards.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hyper-stylized and overtly sinister, the new trailer opens on Dakota Johnson drifting through a shadowy, intimate home wearing a silk robe.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over 100 radioactive elements, tens of millions of curies, were sent drifting across the continent for 10 days.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Every once in a while, the TV would display the now ubiquitous images of Suspect One and Suspect Two, who had been caught by surveillance cameras, wearing backpacks and strolling near the finish line moments before the explosions.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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And with its options for kayaking, standup paddleboarding, sailing, and waterskiing—plus a boardwalk for strolling and sandy beaches for relaxing—Mission Bay Park is a great spot for active families.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Moreover, the missile uses a gliding approach to reach its target.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the 1930s, cars moved through the air more like a brick wall than a gliding bird.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Take advantage of the good vibes floating through your workspaces.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each villa is assigned a private butler who can fulfil any requests, such as a floating breakfast in the swimming pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cruising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruising. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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