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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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.
—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
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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Customers should expect an ROI within 12 months or less after implementing the Locus Array depending on the speed of deployment and the types of SKUs flowing through the system, Peterson said.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Hosting a dinner party is infinitely more enjoyable with a partner in crime to help curate the playlist and the guest list, keep the conversation and the drinks flowing, and take a load off the planning.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
12 May 2026
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Surveillance video obtained by Atlanta News First showed a car speeding through the parking lot before hitting Perry’s vehicle parked near the entrance.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Large components could be built offsite and assembled at the plant, reducing costs and speeding up deployment.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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The 364-foot Leviathan was delivered to the billionaire gaming visionary in November 2025, but was recently captured cruising the Bahamas by photographer Guillaume Plisson.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
6 May 2026
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The driver of a truck for H&S Family of Bakeries was seen in the video cruising along the highway when the aircraft made impact.—
Clara McMichael,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Instead of hurrying to break up tents and scatter RVs, Lee and Oakland’s interim homelessness chief Sasha Hauswald want city workers to focus on minimizing trash and human waste around encampments.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Smoke from the Max Road Fire was drifting north and northwest Monday morning due to a light southeast breeze.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The moon spends the day drifting through the numinous and intuitive sign of Pisces, pulling our attention inward.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Dayanara Deschamps Betances was zipping northbound on her e-bike, with a 75-year-old passenger seated behind her, in the right lane of Amsterdam Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The Artemis 2 astronauts remained vigilant while zipping around the far side of the moon last month, on the ready to record meteoroid impact flashes on the lunar landscape.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Although his life has turned into a globe-trotting affair, Calva’s permanent residence remains in Mexico City.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The psychological revenge thriller of Season One opens up into a globe-trotting espionage thriller taking Reece across the Indian Ocean, Southern and Northern Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Achane was the Dolphins’ lone Pro Bowl player in 2025, rushing for 1,350 yards, which is third-most in Dolphins history behind Ricky Williams’ 2002 and 2003 seasons.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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UpToDate is now rushing to implement its own AI tool, called Expert AI.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Breezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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