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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as in leap
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Recent Examples of stride
Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
As Devers strode to the plate with 13 hits in 39 regular-season at-bats in their encounters, Cole quickly flashed four fingers with his right hand.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The same goes for performance—although Apple is making strides there.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead of facing what Alondra is saying, Yasmin strides out of the room and instructs Henry Muck’s footman to fire the secretary.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
As Devers strode to the plate with 13 hits in 39 regular-season at-bats in their encounters, Cole quickly flashed four fingers with his right hand.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Noun
Margie Cohn President, DreamWorks Animation Acquired by NBCUniversal in 2016 from Jeffrey Katzenberg, DWA has taken time to find its stride (complicated by the advent of streaming and the pandemic) within the sprawling conglomerate, which also owns rival Illumination Entertainment.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
The same goes for performance—although Apple is making strides there.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Aside from New York, Texas is the only state to claim more than one performance group or marching band participating in this year's parade, according to the Houston Chronicle.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Nov. 2024
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Bishop Moore marches down the field with an 80 yard drive and quarterback Bjorn Jurgensen punches it in from the 1-yard line.Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Hartman recently shared a side-by-side TikTok video showcasing the dog's leaps from ages 2 to 11.Ashley Vega, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Our ability to read between the lines, understand context, and make intuitive leaps based on limited information is something AI systems can't replicate despite their impressive computational power.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Trump could also take executive action to direct agencies to cut as many unnecessary steps as possible and to simplify their processes.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Your Girlfriend Actually Wants This Year By Christa Joanna Lee The Best Gifts for Pregnant Women Who Could Use a Pick-Me-Up By Malia Griggs For the final step, all makeup artists recommend using a strong-hold setting spray to lock in makeup.Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Season 3 is expected to have a time jump for the series.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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Amid a jump to the ACC this past year, SMU underwent a $100 million project that will increase its football capacity to 45,000 from 32,000.Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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This approach aligns their interests with those of their clients, ensuring they are fully committed to their success.Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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This approach helps improve accuracy and productivity while empowering organizations to unlock new opportunities for growth and innovation.Ron Cameron, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Its early success contrasted with the chaos and high death tolls elsewhere and seemed to augur China’s coming of age as a major power.Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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That film is described as a coming of age comedy set in the world of hip hop.Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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The bounds of the potential destruction will hinge only on the will, and the restraint, of both human and machine.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Pearsall turned upfield and raced Antoine Winfield Jr. down the sideline, stiff-arming the Tampa Bay safety and fighting off his tackle to reach the end zone just before being hauled out of bounds.Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The series depicts his arrival in the midst of an intense period of open conflict between republicans and the Army.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Although the exact dates of its arrival and discovery are unclear, the penny-sized bit of rock somehow found its way into a Purdue University biology department desk drawer, where faculty uncovered it in 1929.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stride. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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