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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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as in hovered
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze
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Recent Examples of sailed
The couple sailed to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas specifically to visit Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, which opened in December.
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Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Her skis sailed out from under her.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Nabet nearly equalized in the 83rd minute, but her shot from the top of the box grazed the net and sailed over.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
As the throw-in narrowly sailed over her head, Chantha pounced on the rebound to unleash a quick shot at the goal.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Breed grew up in Pleasanton and bonded with the ocean when her family sailed around the bay and along the coast.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The rebate proved popular in the polls, and Rowland sailed to easy reelection that November.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Shedeur Sanders to the Pro Bowl — C Team GTW would suggest reading the Pro Bowl its last rites after the whole Shedeur Sanders kerfuffle this week, but that ship sailed long ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Yesterday’s trial marked the sixth time the submarine sailed out for acceptance testing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Her skis sailed out from under her.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Nabet nearly equalized in the 83rd minute, but her shot from the top of the box grazed the net and sailed over.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
As the throw-in narrowly sailed over her head, Chantha pounced on the rebound to unleash a quick shot at the goal.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Breed grew up in Pleasanton and bonded with the ocean when her family sailed around the bay and along the coast.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The rebate proved popular in the polls, and Rowland sailed to easy reelection that November.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Shedeur Sanders to the Pro Bowl — C Team GTW would suggest reading the Pro Bowl its last rites after the whole Shedeur Sanders kerfuffle this week, but that ship sailed long ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Yesterday’s trial marked the sixth time the submarine sailed out for acceptance testing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
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The smuggling ring ferried cigarettes, tobacco, mobile phones and other goods into Gaza, and its members divided profits from the sales.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Waiters inside carried ferried dishes during lunch rush, including Carlotta’s Chicken Mole and shrimp tamales.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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For decades, a significant share of the world's rough diamonds flowed into Antwerp from Russia.—
Chris Livesay,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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This time, condemnations flowed from across the spectrum — along with demands for an apology that had not come by late afternoon.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The labor market has slowed in recent months, while inflation has hovered above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The streets through which Rebecca and her friends cruised on their way to partyin’, partyin’ looked like a typical Orange County neighborhood.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sure looks like it — since nobody with under 200 wins has even been a serious threat to get elected since Koufax cruised in, on the first ballot, in 1972.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The system was able to consistently track how these icebergs split, drifted, and melted over time.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The man's pickup truck drifted over the centerline and struck a school bus head-on.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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In Tennyson’s youth, geologists amassed evidence in support of the proposition, first floated in the previous century, that the age of the earth was not measurable in the familiar and Biblically sanctioned sum of thousands of years but, rather, in untold billions.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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He was drilled by Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon on his second interception as Witherspoon hit Maye’s arm and the ball floated out of his hands and right to Nwosu, who had nothing but open field in front of him.—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Aug. 2025
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Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the rock glided down the ice sheet, Casper and his teammates slowly started to come to grips with the reality of the situation.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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