kilted

verb

past tense of kilt
as in sailed

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  1. sailed
  2. glided
  3. zipped
  4. zoomed
Verb
  • The Milestone Recognition Program also bestows benefits based on how many days passengers have sailed with the line.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And then Timmy and Oli sailed east across the Pacific to America, a three-month voyage.
    — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The countryside glided by, and Abdeen took in the moving sky and the fields.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of glided
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  • Across the city yesterday morning, yellow school buses zipped through streets.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The ball zipped around the perimeter with the kind of ruthless precision that used to belong exclusively to prime Warriors operations.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of zipped
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  • As with its Gaspra flyby, the probe zoomed by to continue its trip to Jupiter.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The weather helped, and the visuals were indeed stunning as the cars zoomed past monuments and museums.
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of zoomed
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“Kilted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilted. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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