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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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as in raced
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 breezed
Napheesa Collier scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures and the Minnesota Lynx breezed to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round WNBA series.
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CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Crochet breezed through most of his outing but capped it off with a triumphant escape.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Just 30 miles away from IAH, passengers at Houston’s Hobby Airport breezed through security in about 10 minutes this week.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Texas starter Dylan Volantis, who's been pitching on the edge of trouble all afternoon, gave up a two-out single but otherwise breezed through the bottom of the fourth inning.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Other parties are making noises about suing over the way the deal breezed through regulatory review, requiring just four months and not being put to a vote of the full commission at the FCC.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
On March 18, 1972, Thornridge breezed 104-69 over Quincy, as Boyd Batts scored 37 points, Buckner 28 and Greg Rose 26.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Senate’s version breezed through its first committee vote.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Each Travelive guest receives VIP assistance in airports and ports – being met at jetway, assisted with luggage and breezed through security with no waiting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Crochet breezed through most of his outing but capped it off with a triumphant escape.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Just 30 miles away from IAH, passengers at Houston’s Hobby Airport breezed through security in about 10 minutes this week.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Texas starter Dylan Volantis, who's been pitching on the edge of trouble all afternoon, gave up a two-out single but otherwise breezed through the bottom of the fourth inning.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Other parties are making noises about suing over the way the deal breezed through regulatory review, requiring just four months and not being put to a vote of the full commission at the FCC.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
On March 18, 1972, Thornridge breezed 104-69 over Quincy, as Boyd Batts scored 37 points, Buckner 28 and Greg Rose 26.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The Senate’s version breezed through its first committee vote.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Each Travelive guest receives VIP assistance in airports and ports – being met at jetway, assisted with luggage and breezed through security with no waiting.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared the Strait of Hormuz — a waterway through which around 20% of the world's crude oil supply flowed until the war — closed to any ships not explicitly granted permission by Tehran, warning of a severe response for any violators.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some $469 million has flowed into the ETF just since Jan 1.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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Peter Barnum, one of the people on shore who raced to the rescue, described the exhaustion of one of the victims, the father.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Armed to the teeth With a 5-2 lead, the Red Sox raced through the final frames.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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For cruisers who have sailed on Icon-class ships previously, returning features like the Pearl kinetic art sculpture, the open-air Central Park, the AquaTheater and Absolute Zero will all feel familiar.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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The vessels — the CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean — sailed out of the Gulf in close formation and are now moving at elevated speed toward the Gulf of Oman, MarineTraffic data indicates.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sharma sped to 50 off 23 balls.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Jeep driver slammed on the breaks and reversed, crashing into the front of Acosta’s patrol car and sped off, leaving the gate pieces on the road.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning easily in the first four rounds.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Both teams had cruised to the Final Four, each winning in the first four rounds of the tournament easily.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The gray wolf howled, trotted back and forth, and gradually worked closer and closer to the nervous but fascinated caribou.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Dodger Stadium crowd roared at the sound of contact, cheers growing louder as Kyle Tucker’s single made it through the right side of the field and Alex Freeland trotted home to finally break a persistent tie.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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The vessel remained afloat and drifted towards Libya's coast, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature, a global conservation organization.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The stricken Dannebroge slowly drifted northward and exploded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ember hurried to take it off the flame before the whistle could gather itself and call out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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An agent pointed to the other end of the terminal, and the woman hurried off.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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