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glide

verb as in move smoothly and quickly on a surface

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Pelicans glided over the cresting waves, while a harbor seal watched the surfers for a bit before diving under the surface and disappearing from sight.

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North Korea’s hypersonic gliding warheads can be a particularly potent threat, as they are designed to evade interception—which would complicate the U.S. and its allies’ defenses, according to the Japanese government.

This particular massage, with its copious use of oil, is less about targeting muscle groups than gliding through the inner workings of the body, without friction.

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The scenes follow her attempts to shake off her dependency on Xavier, gliding in an elegant but wispy and uncentered way between memories, philosophical maunderings and embellishments of imagined interactions.

A glide past security, and the asphalt quickly turns into the paved concrete surrounding the Rose Bowl Stadium.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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