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.
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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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There's a full rainbow of primal prints to explore, like this flowing calf-print caftan from Moroccan designer Fadila El Gadi.
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Venture funding is also flowing into European defense technology, such as drones and autonomous systems.
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Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
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The Yuba City Police Department on Friday released a dash camera video of the end of the chase on social media, which began after an officer saw a car speeding in the area of Stabler Lane and Jamie Drive just west of Highway 99 shortly after midnight on Monday.
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The Brazilians are cruising early in the second half.
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Spending by active yachts supports marinas, hotels, restaurants, transportation providers and a range of local service businesses in major cruising destinations—not just in terms of guest or owner spending, but crew spending, too.
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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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Without it, the experience risks drifting into the broad category of pretty resort dinner.
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People often watch them with comments from other viewers drifting across their screens.
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Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
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Flemings is especially potent with the ball in his right hand, getting into pick-and-rolls with pace and zipping one-handed, crosscourt passes while going full speed.
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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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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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“Breezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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