1
as in flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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2
as in speeding
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 breezing
Detmers was breezing at that point, retiring all nine Royals hitters in the first three innings, on just 41 pitches.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
Texas Instruments helped limit Wall Street’s losses after breezing past analysts’ expectations for profit in the latest quarter.
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Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
But Texas Instruments helped offset those losses after breezing past analysts’ expectations for profit in the latest quarter.
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Stan Choe,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Even more than the other chill night-shift doctors, Crus is cool as a cucumber, breezing through patient interactions with a reassuring smile.
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Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
The memory foam insole is a dream for long travel days, and the slip-on design makes breezing through TSA feel almost luxurious.
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Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
After breezing through the first two innings, Webb gave up three runs in the third and fourth and needed 56 pitches to get through them.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
At the time, most English clubs were breezing through their European matches, with five finishing in the top eight of the league phase of the Champions League and a record nine then making it through to the knockout stages of the three European competitions.
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Meadow received the ball at the perimeter before breezing past his man and throwing it down.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Apr. 2026
Texas Instruments helped limit Wall Street’s losses after breezing past analysts’ expectations for profit in the latest quarter.
—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
But Texas Instruments helped offset those losses after breezing past analysts’ expectations for profit in the latest quarter.
—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Even more than the other chill night-shift doctors, Crus is cool as a cucumber, breezing through patient interactions with a reassuring smile.
—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
The memory foam insole is a dream for long travel days, and the slip-on design makes breezing through TSA feel almost luxurious.
—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
After breezing through the first two innings, Webb gave up three runs in the third and fourth and needed 56 pitches to get through them.
—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
At the time, most English clubs were breezing through their European matches, with five finishing in the top eight of the league phase of the Champions League and a record nine then making it through to the knockout stages of the three European competitions.
—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Meadow received the ball at the perimeter before breezing past his man and throwing it down.
—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezing
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Traffic cameras in the area show eastbound traffic flowing.
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At the center of the main floor is a chef’s kitchen outfitted with sleek custom cabinetry and expansive workspace, flowing easily into the living and dining areas.
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Internal decisions are speeding up, and work that once stretched across days can now happen in minutes.
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And then, assuming all the approvals are in place, Skyports — and its competitors — can open for business, speeding everything from blood samples to documents through the city skies.
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The luxury lines Seabourn and Silversea both offer expedition cruising (on top of their traditional cruise products), and the luxury tour company Abercrombie & Kent also charters Ponant ships for expedition cruises to the polar regions.
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The Sooners lost their opening game of the SEC tournament in May, but have lost just once since, cruising through the NCAA tournament en route to the program's first title game appearance since 2022.
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
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The bedroom window was open wide, the char of campfire smoke drifting through.
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Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego.
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Not only without the ball, their were moments of real quality when Cape Verde recovered possession, zipping the ball around the Spanish pressure and often looking to play their way out with short passes into midfield.
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An introductory video includes views of the planet before zooming down to the Space Coast, flying over to downtown Orlando and zipping into the Dome.
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Cesare Attolini was in an escapist mood for spring, taking cues from safari explorations and the European chic riviera destinations to provide the globe-trotting wealthy pack a wardrobe befitting different latitudes.
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The globe-trotting Jordana Brewster spent her childhood living between London, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City.
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With the flip of a light switch and the familiar clunk of a VHS tape sliding into a VCR, memories come rushing back for many collectors and movie lovers.
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Poor planning or rushing decisions can lead to costly and inconvenient design mistakes.
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“Breezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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