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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
Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
Sea breezes boost real estate values.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Most children breeze through this game in around 20 to 40 hours.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Highs reach near 50 degrees this afternoon, but early wind chills dropped as low as 16 with a steady northwest breeze of 7 to 10 mph.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
Sea breezes boost real estate values.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
In the Charlie Chaplin suite, relax in a plush king size bed and watch the sailboats breeze by outside the window, and stargaze through the vintage style standing telescope at night.
—Krista Simmons, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Most children breeze through this game in around 20 to 40 hours.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeze
Noun
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But in Florida democracy, a majority is less than a whiff of a puff of a nonexistent chemtrail.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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Customers can expect the brand's beloved scones, cardamom buns, and focaccia on the menu; The San Francisco Standard reports that owner Marisa Williams also plans to start selling guava tarts and apple rhubarb puffs.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a playground and picnic area.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That flow to a degree has come at a cost to second-year Kel’el Ware, who has seen only limited minutes in his two games back after missing four with a hamstring strain.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Namtso Blue collection, named after Tibet’s sacred Namtso Lake, included a range of lightweight and breathable jackets in a gradient color palette and a flowing knot emblem inspired by Tibetan nomadic culture.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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When in doubt, Anna’s likely to speed-dial her sister, Emily.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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As their orbit tightens, the relativistic precession of the stars speeds up, while the planet’s precession slows down, because the stars act more like a single object from far away.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Balance teaches validated meditation skills, such as body scan, breath control, and visualization.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Thompson gasped loudly as the injection began taking effect, according to The Associated Press, before taking about a dozen breaths that turned into snoring sounds.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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James Cook had spent more time sailing the Pacific than the other Europeans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The submarine sailed out from the shipyard operated by CSBC Corp, Taiwan, in Kaohsiung to conduct its sixth sea acceptance test.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This is like ignoring weather conditions when flying an airplane.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Narcotraffickers have recruited a number of couriers to fly to Miami and other cities to set up phony businesses with corporate bank accounts, authorities say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 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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Pairing with Suzuki’s smart Mediterranean-Japanese cooking, Doi went all out with an array of sakes: Shikishima Junmai, a zephyr of peach blossoms and licorice; a tawny aged brew from 1988, as acidic and nutty as Oloroso sherry; blond mango sake as sweetly fragrant as Juicy Fruit gum.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2023
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeze. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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