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
Or, save $100 on the timeless white Marc Joseph New York Fort Avenue Slip-on Sneakers, perfect for breezing through TSA and pairing with casual and upscale looks alike.
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Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
This version of the Bills has more flaws, particularly defensively, than the team that reached last season’s AFC Championship Game after breezing through Denver in the first round.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Meadow received the ball at the perimeter before breezing past his man and throwing it down.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
From breezing through paperwork to avoiding unnecessary airport delays, this tiny travel hero proves that sometimes the simplest tools are the most important.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Wednesday is when the cooldown should hit its maximum reach, with cooler than normal conditions breezing through much of the South, all the way to the Gulf Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026
This version of the Bills has more flaws, particularly defensively, than the team that reached last season’s AFC Championship Game after breezing through Denver in the first round.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Meadow received the ball at the perimeter before breezing past his man and throwing it down.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
From breezing through paperwork to avoiding unnecessary airport delays, this tiny travel hero proves that sometimes the simplest tools are the most important.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Wednesday is when the cooldown should hit its maximum reach, with cooler than normal conditions breezing through much of the South, all the way to the Gulf Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezing
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Focus on Creating Flow and Accessibility Sharing an end table between two perpendicular sofas may be convenient for daily living, but that closed corner keeps people from easily flowing through the space.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Monarchs wear the topography of flowing lava on their wings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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District staff don’t expect to run out of spendable cash until September, slowing down the district’s speeding descent toward insolvency, but not by a lot.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Another recent paper co-authored by James Hansen — the US scientist who publicly sounded the alarm on the climate crisis in the 1980s — also concluded global warming is speeding up, but didn’t do a statistical significance test, Rahmstorf said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Its 1959 Googie-style sign pierces the sky, a beacon of hope for weary road-trippers cruising this achingly lonely stretch of highway.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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They could be seen cruising around on Tomter's golf cart in Pigeon Falls, Wisconsin.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 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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Meza Gonzalez and David Christian, one of her attorneys, refused to answer questions from reporters about the plea agreement, hurrying down a flight of stairs at the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center.—
Megan Rodriguez,
San Antonio Express-News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their outfits were deliberate, their conversations drifting loudly through the opening sets from TLF Trio and Tariq Al-Sabir.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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Surviving and thriving for 150 years requires ongoing commitment, generosity, leadership and the unique ability to adapt repeatedly without drifting from or losing one’s core values.—
David Swanson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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These small pets’ active and engaging behavior, from zipping around the tank and finding places to hide in solo play to following movement outside the tank in interactive play, can keep a kid’s attention.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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Watching from the stands means getting a glimpse of some behind-the-scenes magic, like cameras zipping across cables overhead and the talent — whether dressed as Italian opera masters, architectural marvels, chefs or Pinocchio — waiting in the wings between acts.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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The globe-trotting political thriller's star, Claire Danes, will join forces with her old parter in crime-fighting, Damian Lewis, to present one of the evening's awards.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once again, the dog of my dreams is trotting along beside me, and nagging thoughts about the miraculous nature of unexpected blessings keep me up at night.—
Margaret Moorman,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
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Within newsrooms themselves, media companies are rushing to adopt tools many of their employees are wary of using.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Love commanded attention — and the football — in 2025, rushing for 1,372 yards and 18 touchdowns on 199 carries and also catching 27 passes for 280 yards and three scores.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Breezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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