kilted

verb

past tense of kilt
as in sailed

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  1. sailed
  2. glided
  3. zipped
  4. zoomed
Verb
  • Cleopatra and Julius Caesar sailed the river with a 400-ship flotilla.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn sailed to another strong lead with an Argentine tango inspired by Black Swan.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Outside the double-height windows, bands of pigeons glided through the middle distance.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of glided
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  • After the Horned Frogs forced a turnover and got into transition, freshman guard Jessie-May Hall zipped a pass to Wooten on the break.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Kaprizov zipped a cross-ice pass through the slot that Shabanov redirected past Askarov at the far post.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of zipped
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  • The two probes — Mira satellites operated by the California startup Impulse Space — zoomed within 650 feet (200 meters) of each other in low Earth orbit (LEO) recently.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Today's 30% price cut gives homeowners, property managers, and renters a chance to secure their property with simultaneous wide-angle and zoomed-in footage without the strain of standard retail prices.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of zoomed
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“Kilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilted. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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