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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
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Monday, June 15, was expected to reach a high temperature of 91 degrees, with clear sunny skies and a slight breeze, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast for Boise.
—Don Sweeney, Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez was unopposed, and Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez, Katy Yaroslavsky and Tim McOsker breezed by, winning by double-digit margins.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Noun
As the ocean breeze kicked up, the palms rustled around us.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
Monday, June 15, was expected to reach a high temperature of 91 degrees, with clear sunny skies and a slight breeze, according to the National Weather Service’s forecast for Boise.
—Don Sweeney, Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
Verb
Bostonians breeze through the gardens as a shortcut from one side of town to the other.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez was unopposed, and Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez, Katy Yaroslavsky and Tim McOsker breezed by, winning by double-digit margins.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeze
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There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Her ensemble fully embraced ’80s silhouettes, with puff sleeves and subtle shoulder pads serving as focal points.—
Elle Meier,
InStyle,
13 June 2026
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The couple giggled between kisses and lounged on a red-and-white picnic blanket while overlooking the Pacific Ocean.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Obama Presidential Center picnic area The center also offers picnic areas with several outdoor grills.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Still, Pushan Dutt, a professor of economics at INSEAD, suggests that increasing desperation by both Asian buyers and Middle Eastern producers to get things flowing again could accelerate that timeline.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
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Much of that growth has flowed into the same infrastructure debt funding the AI build-out, the data-centre bonds and private credit that carry investment-grade ratings and pay more than ordinary corporate paper.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Its pace could speed up or slow down depending on how entropy shifted within the system.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 June 2026
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Graham quickly sped away in a 2023 white Mercedes.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Barely 20 minutes into the game, the crowd suddenly gets quiet as people hold their breaths in anticipation.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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But there’s a particular beauty and serenity along this two to three-hour tubing run down the Winooski River from Burlington to Richmond in the Green Mountain State that will take your breath away as much as the refreshing waters do.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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Angelina Guatemala, 64, counted on federal food stamps after retiring a couple of years ago in Ogden, Kansas, from assorted jobs arranging flowers, decorating cakes in shops, and preparing meals.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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This style of feeder has a grid-style cage with a suet cake in it for birds to grab onto.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Dozens of VLCCs are sailing from the South China Sea and across the Indian Ocean toward the United Arab Emirates ports, where at least 30 ships were already at anchor, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward on Wednesday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Russia’s defense ministry said the crew fired warning shots several hundred yards in front of the yacht, which appeared to be sailing on a collision course with the vessel.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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And no team is going to break away from training camp to fly across the country to visit the White House.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Alana’s ideas don’t fly all the time.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeze. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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