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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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as in raced
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 breezed
By Nate Atkins, Peter Carline and Devon Henderson No Puka Nacua, no problem for the Los Angeles Rams, who breezed to a 35-7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in London.
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The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After starters Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto breezed through the Milwaukee Brewers without so much as facing a hitter with a runner in scoring position in Games 1 and 2, Tyler Glasnow was put to the test early with a couple of challenging innings in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
At more than 150 feet tall, Gus has survived the Christian Crusades, seen the fall of the Mongolian Empire, breezed through the pines during the European Renaissance, and withstood changes seen during the Industrial Revolution.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025
The starters breezed through the first two innings before Colorado’s Kyle Freeland ran into trouble in the third.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Blige breezed past security and up into the show, where every photographer in the room stopped to snap a photo.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Thai parliament elects new PM Thailand has its third prime minister in a year after Anutin Charnvirakul breezed through a parliamentary vote.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In his return to Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump‘s ongoing war on higher education.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
After starters Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto breezed through the Milwaukee Brewers without so much as facing a hitter with a runner in scoring position in Games 1 and 2, Tyler Glasnow was put to the test early with a couple of challenging innings in Game 3 on Thursday afternoon.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
This time, the Cougars feature a true freshman at QB in Bear Bachmeier, who has looked sharp throwing for 518 yards and four TDs as BYU breezed through non-conference play.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
At more than 150 feet tall, Gus has survived the Christian Crusades, seen the fall of the Mongolian Empire, breezed through the pines during the European Renaissance, and withstood changes seen during the Industrial Revolution.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Sep. 2025
The starters breezed through the first two innings before Colorado’s Kyle Freeland ran into trouble in the third.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Blige breezed past security and up into the show, where every photographer in the room stopped to snap a photo.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Thai parliament elects new PM Thailand has its third prime minister in a year after Anutin Charnvirakul breezed through a parliamentary vote.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In his return to Last Week Tonight, John Oliver breezed through recent headlines (hello, Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement) to rip into Florida’s ban of vaccine mandates for schoolchildren and delved into his overarching segment on POTUS Donald Trump‘s ongoing war on higher education.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
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Tigelaar held court over the discussion that flowed over topics including the complexities behind the adaptation of books to TV series, from the unique perspectives of the authors and the TV/film writers tasked with bringing their stories to life.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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Nashville and the surrounding areas were not expected to receive any snow, and yet reports flowed in of snowflakes around the city.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Osumi Strait transit also indicates that the Kaiyangxing sailed around three of Japan's four main islands—Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu—excluding Hokkaido.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was challenged by former Council Member Lisa Sanchez and Lynn Bradescu, but Hallyburton sailed to victory, garnering more than 70% of the vote.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Nov. 2025
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Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crystals that cleanse All three minerals sped up the breakdown under typical environmental conditions, but the rate depended heavily on crystal structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Senior Ellie Scribner has 264 kills and 368 digs on the season … The Eagles have cruised through the bracket, sweeping every opponent and giving up 20 points in a set only once.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Celtics outscored the Wizards by 13 points with him on the court in the first half and then cruised to a 136-107 victory.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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So far in 2025, the Bills have been a team that matched their defensive personnel to what the offense trotted onto the field.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Virginia was once a swing state but has drifted toward Democrats over the past few decades.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But life has a way of lulling you into complacency, and over time my eyes drifted less frequently to the sky.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mahomes spent the game on his backside, hurried or outright hit by rushers 15 times in all.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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