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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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as in to hover
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
a leaf sailed by, carried by the breeze
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Recent Examples of sail
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The 14-day, 13-night cruise will sail between Milwaukee and Cleveland, traveling through Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Here’s what passengers setting sail in the coming weeks should know.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
For now, the fleet continues to sail across the Atlantic, chasing two of nature’s most powerful forces, wind and water, at their fiercest.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The 14-day, 13-night cruise will sail between Milwaukee and Cleveland, traveling through Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
The prototypes were spherical wire frames containing sails; in the wind tunnel, they were put through their paces on different surfaces, including rough and smooth terrain, sand, pebbles and boulder fields.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Here’s what passengers setting sail in the coming weeks should know.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sail
Verb
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One post showed Johnson and his wife boating with Bukele and his family on an estuary in El Salvador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, Pino was initially charged with three careless boating misdemeanors in the crash.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keeping your centerpieces low and unobtrusive is a dinner party must to allow conversation to flow.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Trump insists that trillions in new investment are flowing in, the trade deficit is shrinking, and the nation is flush enough to consider mailing out checks.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After the screening, video circulated online of the True Blood alum, wearing a white Magliano T-shirt with an image of a boot hovering over a man's outstretched tongue, hugging Pascal and kissing him on the cheek while the cast received a standing ovation at the screening.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Continuing jobless claims, which are submitted by people who have filed for at least a week or more of unemployment, have been hovering at around four-year highs, Department of Labor data shows.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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MacPhee, who was not involved in the new research, has conducted five scientific expeditions to Antarctica and curated an exhibition on Shackleton’s Endurance voyage at the museum.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Upon their arrival to Ellis Island, they were promptly doused in kerosene to delouse them after the voyage.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While ferrying Camila from playdates to pet psychics, Issa realizes the dog’s bark is worse than her bite—much like Camila’s attractive, yet reclusive owner, Theo (Famous in Love’s Carter Jenkins).—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
30 Sep. 2025
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After Game 1, in which the Padres’ Nick Pivetta was cruising right up until allowing back-to-back home runs, manager Mike Shildt acted decisively yesterday, replacing Dylan Cease after just 69 pitches (and five strikeouts) through 3 2/3 shutout innings.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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If you're used to cruising solo in the HOV lane during rush hour because of your electric vehicle, that could soon cost you at least $400.—
Lauren De Young,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another feature that’s worth highlighting is the 129 square-foot sleeping loft that can accommodate a bed, small nightstands, floating shelves, and even a houseplant or two.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, one of the members of his team tells me, Speed recently floated the idea of streaming nonstop for an entire year.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On third-and-11 in the first quarter, Iamaleava spotted a sliver of daylight that wasn’t there a blink before and turned it into a 22-yard jailbreak up the gut, gliding past white jerseys.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The simplicity is intentional so your eye isn't bouncing, but rather gliding through the room.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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