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breezing

verb

present participle of breeze
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 Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Even when Corsini occasionally trusts his audience a little too much, breezing past visual clues that are easy to miss while lingering too long on a second-act monologue about the purpose of art, that confidence is largely earned. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026 Detmers was breezing at that point, retiring all nine Royals hitters in the first three innings, on just 41 pitches. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezing
  1. flowing
  2. speeding
  3. cruising
  4. hurrying
  5. drifting
  6. zipping
  7. trotting
  8. rushing
Verb
  • As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing, Ramey took a deep breath, sputtered and began snoring.
    — MICHAEL GRACZYK, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The power grid automatically moves it, continuously flowing, to wherever demand is spiking, the moment it’s needed.
    — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of flowing
Verb
  • Alexander said his husband was struck by a car in May, prompting him to reach out to the City Council about the speeding problems in the neighborhood.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • In 2023, Newsom signed legislation removing California’s restrictions on cruising and stripping local governments of the ability to enact bans based on repeatedly driving through an area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Though the culture never disappeared since the heyday of cruising in the 1980s and 1990s, interest in lowriding has surged in recent years.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruising
Verb
  • Before hurrying away from his tent on the beach, Saleh was asked what would happen if US support never came.
    — Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Corle continued flagging and minutes later McCoy was back on the trail, hurrying to catch up.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurrying
Verb
  • The bay facing the western shore of Newfoundland is the mouth—the gaping estuary—of the Saint Lawrence, Newfoundland on the chart detached and apparently drifting out to sea.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • By contrast, heart rate barely moved during the control trial, drifting from 85 to 80 bpm.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of drifting
Verb
  • Wolt motorbikes zipping along the streets and weaving through dense traffic are an ubiquitous sight in the beachside city.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Often, that means doing things like, oh, zipping down city streets, because there are no curb cuts to assist her in smoothly moving from sidewalk to sidewalk.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of zipping
Verb
  • Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the family’s matriarch, is colorfully slinky as a globe-trotting party widow, a vain, compulsively seductive narcissist who macks on her daughters’ men like a Real Housewife given a villain’s edit.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Raccoon City is but one setting in the video games’ globe-trotting canon.
    — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotting
Verb
  • Leading the charge is fifth-year tailback Wayne Knight who has 345 rushing yards and eight touchdowns in just three games — matching the Bruins’ total rushing touchdown mark from last season.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Turkey and Pakistan, with whom Riyadh signed a much-vaunted defence pact last month, aren’t rushing to help the Saudis out.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushing

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“Breezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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