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glide

verb as in move smoothly and quickly on a surface

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Even if the gyre of contemporary fandom demands mess, spite, flops and redemption arcs, Lipa glides over all of it, with morally sound politics and an immaculately tasteful book club to spare.

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McDonald yanked the plane from an upright position and tumbled over into a glide, drawing gasps that transformed into cheers.

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Indy stands about two feet tall, so the camera often stays at that height too, gliding close to the floor where the view from under the bed looks as big as an airplane hangar.

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"We were hit by artillery, mortar rounds and glide bombs," he explains.

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However, Kildunne made sure the mood was instantly lifted as the dazzling full-back glided past defender after defender to add another wonder try to her collection.

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

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