breezed

past tense of breeze
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Recent Examples of breezed 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 Brazil breezed their way through to the quarter-finals, but Scolari didn’t think that was a tournament-winning approach. Michael Cox, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Center talent and depth was undeniably one of the reasons Colorado stormed through the regular season as the league’s top team and breezed by Los Angeles and Minnesota in the first two rounds of the playoffs. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 June 2026 At the mid-thigh, the fabric shifted to a sheer tulle covered in feathery pink tassels that blew in every direction as Dobrev breezed down the red carpet. Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 June 2026 The Main Match Concealer is available in 22 shades, with careful consideration for South Asian undertones (which are often breezed by). Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026 First, Apple breezed through a new feature in the cycle tracking app that warns users of patterns that might be suggestive perimenopause or an underlying health condition. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 June 2026 But with all the attention on Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, the company breezed by — or neglected to mention — a bunch of cool, smaller features across its new updates. Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
Verb
  • This let the team observe how water flowed inside, outside, and through the device.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • The lace-up breastplate, which resembled a Greek sculpture, flowed into a white and ombré grey beaded bottom.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Twice England’s post was struck but when Enzo Fernández’s sublime strike sailed past Jordan Pickford in the 85th minute, there only ever felt like one winner.
    Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Mbappé took his last shot in the game’s waning moments, to raucous cheers from the mostly Spanish crowd as the ball sailed over the goalpost.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • In response, the driver sped off, leading officers through parts of Lyon Township, Milford, Wixom, Highland Township and Rose Township.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • In his first bout at 170 pounds, Makhachev cruised to a decision win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in November 2025, easily wresting the UFC welterweight crown from Della Maddalena.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Zebby Matthews cruised through the first four frames, allowing just one run.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
    Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • In the days before his Ford Bronco drifted into the path of an oncoming semi-truck, Matt Miller was settling debts.
    Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Microsoft tied itself tightly to OpenAI through a series of investments, but the two companies drifted and became competing with each other after the abrupt 2023 ousting and reinstatement of OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, with little notice to Nadella.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Joe and Julius hurried ahead and instantly found a blood trail.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • RockHounds players and training staff hurried to tend to Lasko, and Taylor dropped to one knee near the warning track.
    Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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