as in to march
to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group
a gang of armed men strode into the bank and approached the teller
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Recent Examples of stride
Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
When Jason suggests Jesse has made positive strides, Michelle quickly assures him that he’s only gotten worse.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
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Verb
Wood has made strides across the board in this, his first full major league season.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
When Jason suggests Jesse has made positive strides, Michelle quickly assures him that he’s only gotten worse.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Noun
Todd strode by, tall and handsome, in his fifties, with a big smile and all his teeth.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Sonny strides onto the track with unruffled cool—a Pitt signature—and is laconic enough to endure a series of press conferences at which journalists are quick to label him a has-been.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stride
Verb
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The news sent momentary jitters through equity markets, but stocks had shrugged off all uncertainty by midweek to march higher still.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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After marching across campus, NUPU-UE members handed the petition to Jake Julia, vice provost for administration and chief of staff in the Office of the Provost, who met the group outside of the Rebecca Crown Center.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Unless the Pistons have another massive leap in store, there isn’t a team rising through the ranks that inspires unmitigated confidence in their postseason chops.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Get involved in a network of small business owners who have made the leap.—
Peter Boolkah,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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This step is especially helpful if your towels are heavily soiled or have a strong musty odor.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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There’s a misconception that HIIT only consists of high impact exercises like jumping jacks, burpees and squat jumps, says Milton.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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With no wind, the court became something of a power chamber — the compact sand lending itself to higher and cleaner jumps, the still air enabling blistering serves and monstrous spikes that might have drifted wide on the beach.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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There are many different types of crabgrass (Digitaria spp), but getting rid of them requires the same approach, says Waltz.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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This includes pragmatic policies on copyright and data protection, a balanced approach to onshore and offshore chip manufacturing, and removing regulatory barriers to energy use and generation.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
Noun
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To them, ushering in the second coming is a more important geopolitical duty than world peace.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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They are known for their beliefs that Christ’s second coming is near, and observing the Sabbath on Saturday, the seventh day of the week.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Sanders also suggested the college game to adopt similar rules to the NFL, such as requiring for two feet to be in bounds in order for a catch to be counted.—
Alyssa Cooper
July 9,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 July 2025
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Perhaps that’s why—yet again—all of this year’s reader favorite hotels can be found within the bounds of these cities’ CBDs.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, late arrivals in the summers of 2023 and 2024 did not stop Marco Silva’s side from performing above expectations, which had been tempered by the departures of Aleksandar Mitrovic and Joao Palhinha, respectively.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The Mariposa Butterfly Festival has become as traditional as the annual winter arrival of monarch butterflies that inspired the priest.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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“Stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stride. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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