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coasting

VERB

glide along without much effort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise drift sail skate

STRONG

float freewheel slide taxi

WEAK

get by ride on current smooth along

Example Sentences

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Unified school board member Rocío Rivas looked to be coasting to outright victories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

“But I tell them, and the kids of my clients, that you have to keep going when you’re young. Then you can start coasting when you are in your early 40s.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Battery recharging is often necessary by coasting on straightaways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Shay shook her head, still coasting gradually away on the breeze.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld