breezed

verb

past tense of breeze
1
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily we breezed through the line for customs at the airport

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2
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 Lucarelli breezed through the Red Sox lineup once, then twice. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another and Will Howard directed a long scoring drive of his own as the Steelers breezed past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 on Thursday night. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 The $110 billion mega-deal breezed through regulatory review before hitting a major barrier in July, when the Writers Guild of America and 12 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026 That’s one of the things in the poem that’s breezed over—the way in which the crew ends up getting killed one by one, despite his leadership. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 24 July 2026 Phillips then struck out Christian Vazquez and Pena to strand two runners in scoring position and breezed through the third and fourth. — Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 Customers are met curbside at the airport, assisted with luggage and breezed through security. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The two-time champion breezed through Group I and then Sweden in the Round of 32, winning all of its games and notching up a staggering 13 goals in the tournament so far – the most of any side. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 Contrary to what many experts expected, Mexico has breezed through the group stage and the second round at home. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
  1. flowed
  2. raced
  3. sailed
  4. sped
  5. cruised
  6. trotted
  7. drifted
  8. hurried
Verb
  • For generations, Christian mission flowed primarily from Europe and North America to Africa.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • About 20 million barrels of Gulf oil flowed through the strait prior to the start of the war.
    — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • Only a handful of families sailed onboard, with children under 10 numbering in the single digits.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • With nine seconds to play, Underwood dropped back to pass, scrambled and heaved a last-ditch pass that sailed out of bounds.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • On Sunday morning, great clouds covered the tops of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, but the weather cleared up while the mother and daughter cruised together as participants in Bike the Drive.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 36-year-old cruised through seven scoreless innings, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out seven batters.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The next day, Magglio Ordóñez trotted right by him on his way around the bases after his pennant-clinching home run.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • The Rams did secure one interception on Purdy, when Quentin Lake drifted back into zone and Purdy tried to force a ball to Evans and threw it right at Lake.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The impact jostled loose a few petals before the circle of blossoms slowly drifted away on the luminescent blue Bermudian swells.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Almost three hours passed before the alert finally ended, and the couple hurried back inside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurried

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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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