SAIL INTO Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

sail into

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Definition of sail into

as in attack

to criticize harshly and usually publicly The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong.

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as in approach

to start work on energetically The students sailed into the new assignment right away.

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Recent Examples of sail into It’s been a decade since the story about wayfarer Moana first sailed into theaters. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026 Buehler turned late and fired a throw ostensibly toward second base that sailed into center field and allowed Marte to trot home. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026 Balogun wasn’t able to make the same impact as in previous games, and the team only scored one goal after Malik Tillman’s free kick sailed into the net. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 Oil tanker markets are having one of the most lucrative years ever, and shipbrokers suggest that the premium for sailing into the Gulf during the war could have yielded three to four times the prewar rate. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sail into

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Other companies are tied into these corporations, forming circles of current and expected future investment and sales.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
The platform ties into to a bigger idea about how marketplaces are closely linked with the communities that necessitated them.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Definition of tie into

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Circular patios and courtyards will direct light into the building, while gardens and outdoor resting places will allow visitors to take in views of the nearby Pichincha volcano.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026
Apps that turn light into a daily metric Software is expanding the category.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of light into

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Of the first 17 teams in the cap era to win a Cup, all of them had at least one Hart candidate, if not more.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 July 2026
The commission’s website shows that more than 150,000 comments were submitted; other open proceedings have at most a few hundred responses.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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Once Jadelyn Allchin, a former UCLA standout and Utah’s regular-season leader in hits (26), runs (19) and RBIs (17), launched a two-run homer to right just 11 pitches into Game 2, the Talons never looked back.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The right-hander then struck out the side and was efficient enough to pitch into the sixth.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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