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as in puff
a slight or gentle movement of air
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
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as in picnic
something that is easy to do
that assignment will be a breeze
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
the doctor breezed past the people in the waiting room, apparently on his way to an emergency
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Recent Examples of breeze
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The sweet spot for visiting The Keys and catching the pre- and post-summer breezes is late spring—and even more so in the fall—just after the seasonal dwellers have returned north and before peak summer heat and vacation crowds fully settle in.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
The new bill breezed through the Senate, 35-1.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Parking is a breeze, with no Chicago O’Hare-style crowds.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The sweet spot for visiting The Keys and catching the pre- and post-summer breezes is late spring—and even more so in the fall—just after the seasonal dwellers have returned north and before peak summer heat and vacation crowds fully settle in.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Verb
Tanner Scott breezed through his scoreless eighth inning on nine pitches.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026
The new bill breezed through the Senate, 35-1.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeze
Noun
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This classic casserole is a great way to upgrade the beloved potato puffs for a dish the whole family will devour.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
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Merging the world of racing with feminine touches for fan merch, racing graphic motifs are paired with puff ink, embroidery, vintage-washed and checkerboard patterns for apparel and accessories.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Here, expansive lawns are an ideal place to roll out a picnic and watch for dolphins flipping out of the bay in the distance.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Two friends from Auburn and Berkeley were meeting halfway for a picnic in Sacramento but said even driving there in the strong wind was scary.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
Verb
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For cocktails and nightlife, hit TopGolf or Nola’s for live music then end the night strong with a table at HQ nightclub where resident and guest DJs keep the dance floor bumping and bottle servers keep the bubbly and energy flowing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Together, all of those developments deepened class and regional inequalities, as capital flowed away from workers in the industrial hinterland toward financial centers like New York.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Both Amazon and Walmart are expanding their use of delivery drones to speed up shipments from stores or order fulfillment centers.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The United Arab Emirates is speeding up the completion of a new pipeline that will allow the Gulf federation to export more oil without routing it through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Sheikh Saaliq,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
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From new recruits to grizzled vets, every character in this film regards Maverick as both a relic and a god (sometimes in the same breath).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Lindsay is telling him to calm down, take a deep breath, and chill out.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Verb
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As the ball sailed over the fence in center field, Lake Central sophomore Cali Ramirez still wasn’t taking any chances.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The ship, along with a skeleton crew of 25 and two medical professionals, then sailed to Rotterdam, Netherlands, The Associated Press reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when the bullets started flying outside the Southern Blvd.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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For now, though, SLS is the only rocket powerful enough and certified to fly Orion to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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But even this state-of-the-art model couldn’t directly account for the subtle cumulative effects of clouds, which can span just meters and be shaped by even tinier zephyrs of air.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wednesday leads the outcasts to victory in the game of capture-the-flag, or zephyr, rather, but the sore loser boyscouts try to overtake the camp anyway, triggering Slurp the Zombie, who has eaten the brains of several innocent bystanders by now, which is helping his body regenerate.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeze. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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