slid

VERB

move smoothly; move down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate drift drive drop fall flow glide move sag shift shove skate skid slip slither slump tumble veer

STRONG

coast glissade launch propel skim spill stream thrust toboggan

WEAK

fall off move along move over scooch smooth along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend discourage dissuade remain retard rise stay stop

STRONG

hold keep

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slid

Shares of Charter Communications slid 6.2% to $118.07 after the broadband provider logged another quarterly decline in internet and video subscribers, extending a longstanding trend in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Shares of Dell Technologies, the server maker that’s a major CoreWeave partner in data-center development, slid 15% to $316.91, one of its biggest losses in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The door to the car slid open and out stepped a man who looked just like Brand - but it wasn't him.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

As the official approached the players from behind, he slipped and slid into Coleman Jr, who fell forward to the ground.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Grandma slid her plate away from the waffle spatter, eyeing me like she wasn’t sure she ever wanted to eat at the same table as me again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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