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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
Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
The standout dresses look rich, are a breeze to style, and certainly belong in your April cart.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
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
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Noun
Highs will hold near 60 degrees at Half Moon Bay and Pacifica under a stiff onshore breeze.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
The standout dresses look rich, are a breeze to style, and certainly belong in your April cart.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeze
Noun
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The media mogul opted for a light-brown suede jacket with puff sleeves, layered over a ruffle blouse that was tucked into her wide-leg jeans.—
Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The unusual survival of the snack soon sparked reactions online, with many commentators joking about the resilience of the popular cheese puffs.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Located in the former space of Kalimera, a Mediterranean restaurant that specialized in Greek and Lebanese food, the new La Traila seats 160 diners inside and out, with picnic-style seating.—
Connie Ogle
April 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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While the Painted Desert Community Complex is currently closed for renovations, many of its facilities remain open, including the restaurant, gift shop, gas station, public restrooms, and a picnic pavilion.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing fancy about a big, square screen that sits upstage of the circular playing area, but the subtlety in which the images and mood flows through the screen greatly enhance the storytelling.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plantings in surrounding walkways will flow into the existing Asiatic, native plant, and white gardens.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Radical changes announced in February by new NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman to speed up the country’s return to the moon could make the program more reliant on SpaceX on future launches.—
The Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the state approves these changes, New York City will be able to speed up too — our administration will ensure that rezoning applications can begin public review in six months or less.—
Leila Bozorg,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The buyer recently finished the inspections, but Murray isn’t holding his breath.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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And right as the world holds its breath, HMS Dragon has a fault with its fresh water supply.—
Elaine Mallon,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In an interview with CBS News, Aylesworth described her mother as an experienced swimmer who has been sailing for more than 10 years.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Two innings later, Lopez’s first pitch to Soler was a 97 mph fastball that sailed past his head.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Using the HistoPad, visitors fly down a dirt road flanked by wooden snake rail fences to the intersection of Trade and Tryon streets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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While an annoyance at times for the crew, it's been a relatively minor issue given the technical challenges of safely flying to the moon and back.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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