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
Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Running full speed and without breaking stride, the Red Sox center fielder took one glance at the wall, leapt up and dug his cleat into the cushion to give himself an extra boost.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Grandma Blue strode to the dock with the determined blindness of someone who wanted to get something over with.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Liu, for her part, takes this adulation in stride.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025
Running full speed and without breaking stride, the Red Sox center fielder took one glance at the wall, leapt up and dug his cleat into the cushion to give himself an extra boost.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Loeffler stood on the sideline as Hurts strode onto the practice field for one more goal-to-go sequence before training camp ended.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Grandma Blue strode to the dock with the determined blindness of someone who wanted to get something over with.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stride
Verb
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The Cougars got the ball to start and marched down the field and scored.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Colombia makes a big leap this year, climbing from the fifth spot in 2024 to second place overall.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Is that enough to make a leap into the top half of the league?—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Follow the steps below to safely clean your laptop screen and restore its streak-free shine.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Individuals with troublesome tax histories should seek advice on potential exposure and consider remedial steps.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nearly half, or 48%, said that the regulatory environment was transparent for their industry, a large jump from just 35% in 2024.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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This jump reflects growing conviction that QuantumScape has crossed the key threshold from promising research to a functioning product demonstration.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hilleary, at the campaign event, also harshly criticized Biden’s immigration policies and his administration’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Powered by 70% rosemary water, oil, and extract alongside capixyl, this could be a great option for someone interested in a more natural approach, rooted in optimizing overall scalp health.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The opposite of a tragic coming-out story, Saving Face was a nuanced film ahead of its time that earned it a spot in the lesbian film canon.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meyers hasn't made the Pro Bowl in his six seasons in the league and isn't exactly the second coming of Jerry Rice.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The gravitational-wave signal showed that the object left over after the collision exactly fits a theoretical construct known as the Kerr metric, which describes a rotating black hole within the bounds of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not out of the end zone, out of bounds.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the American Eagle brand, women’s jeans and tops improved, men’s saw acceleration in graphics, knits and denim, and back-to-school arrivals landed well.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Roussel’s arrival as CEO in 2019 has enabled her to focus purely on design and over the last few years Burch has substantially elevated her collections with better fabrics and styles that play off of classic American sportswear but with a decidedly Burchian twist.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stride. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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