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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
American Tommy Paul breezed through his opening match Friday on the venue’s largest show court, Stadium 1.
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Sasaki came back out for the second inning and breezed through two hitless innings, striking out two and throwing just 22 pitches (13 strikes) to retire six consecutive batters.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton breezed through his 15-minute remarks with scarcely a mention during a lunchtime event at a restaurant in Waco, his last campaign event before Tuesday's election.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
McGonigle has breezed through every level, hitting for power and holding his own in the field.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Sandwiching together two epic runs, Shiffrin breezed to her first Olympic gold medal in eight years, her first in the slalom in 12, in what can only be termed a blowout.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The group breezed through Morgan’s study, where the walls were covered in red silk damask, and proceeded to the library.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
In just 90 seconds, the PSC breezed through an agenda that was likely of little concern to most Georgians.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
After all, Broadcom’s earnings — as well as its guidance for the current quarter — breezed past expectations.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Sasaki came back out for the second inning and breezed through two hitless innings, striking out two and throwing just 22 pitches (13 strikes) to retire six consecutive batters.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton breezed through his 15-minute remarks with scarcely a mention during a lunchtime event at a restaurant in Waco, his last campaign event before Tuesday's election.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
McGonigle has breezed through every level, hitting for power and holding his own in the field.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Sandwiching together two epic runs, Shiffrin breezed to her first Olympic gold medal in eight years, her first in the slalom in 12, in what can only be termed a blowout.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The group breezed through Morgan’s study, where the walls were covered in red silk damask, and proceeded to the library.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
In just 90 seconds, the PSC breezed through an agenda that was likely of little concern to most Georgians.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 6 Jan. 2026
After all, Broadcom’s earnings — as well as its guidance for the current quarter — breezed past expectations.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
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The look featured a bustier embroidered with white and gray crystals and black beads, and a peplum waist made of beige, pink, nude, and apricot feathers that flowed into a skirt.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most of the money has flowed through two political groups aligned with the company, Texas Sands and Texas Defense.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Gasoline prices have raced closer to $4 per gallon during the war, squeezing many household budgets that are already under pressure.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The driver raced along the 710 and 5 Freeways, driving recklessly and winding through residential neighborhoods.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The ball fell to Ludmila, who evaded her defender and fired a shot toward goal, but the attempt sailed upward.—
Fernando Ramirez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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His 7-wood sailed into the water right of the green on the par-5 11th.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Early winter rains followed by multiple heat waves sped up the timeline of spring’s arrival in Los Angeles well ahead of its official start on Friday.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Previous arrangements with quarantine officials speeded the tree through what might have been a lethal delay and it was then put on a train and arrived in Orlando ahead of Foster.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Patrick, running for a fourth term, recently cruised to victory in the GOP primary.—
Philip Jankowski
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
13 Mar. 2026
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While Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-1 home win over Borussia Monchengladbach, a match moved to Friday night to give them an extra 24 hours to prepare for Tuesday’s trip to Atalanta, Newcastle United and Manchester City went head-to-head late on Saturday evening for their FA Cup fifth-round clash.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Just before the half, with the Panthers leading, 11-0, Steve and Pat trotted onto the field for an extra-point attempt in front of a crowd of about 12,000 in what was then called the Tangerine Bowl.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Researchers say the streaks were likely formed by debris spun off from Dimorphos' binary companion, Didymos, that drifted between the two bodies and landed in slow-motion impacts.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Satellite imagery confirmed that smoke from strikes on oil refineries and depots drifted over Tehran on Monday.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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The district was represented by general counsel Devora Navera Reed as well as by an outside counsel who hurried to the scene.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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When the wait had become alarmingly long, Lilian and Anna hurried into the woods.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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