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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
James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
There was a collective gasp when Ohtani yanked a pitch that sailed to the backstop, allowing Tatis to get to second base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Francesca Street, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Orient Express Corinthian is scheduled to set sail in June 2026, cruising in the Mediterranean and Adriatic in the summer, before heading to the Caribbean.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
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Verb
The most important number at Boca after the 10 of Maradona, Roman and Carlos Tevez: the 12th man, the extra man, the soul of the barrio that sails out of Boca, the mouth of port city Buenos Aires, and takes it to the world.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
There was a collective gasp when Ohtani yanked a pitch that sailed to the backstop, allowing Tatis to get to second base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2025
Noun
Operated by cruise startup Villa Vie Residences, the Odyssey finally set sail at the end of September last year.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Orient Express Corinthian is scheduled to set sail in June 2026, cruising in the Mediterranean and Adriatic in the summer, before heading to the Caribbean.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sail
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Explore a collection of boats and yachts, meet industry leaders, and experience hands-on boating demos on Lake Michigan from August 21 - 24 2025 at the return of the Chicago International Boat Show.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In 2024, there were three drownings, 30 total boating incidents, 21 total injuries, and one boating fatality at Lake Lanier, the Georgia DNR's data shows.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The tears of relief flowed as Ivanisevic climbed up the stadium to embrace his father.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Words of praise flowed over the gathering as she was honored for service and dedication to her congregation and her community.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The heat index hovered around 100 degrees for several hours.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Oil prices need to hover around $65 a barrel for energy producers to profitably drill new wells, according to another Dallas Fed survey.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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The voyage takes place aboard a Boeing 777-200LR, an ultra-long-range aircraft designed specifically for these marathon routes.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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The program participants had embarked upon a 13-hour voyage aboard a cruise ship Tuesday under an Israeli naval escort.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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The Strait of Hormuz is a major oil transportation route, ferrying around 20% of the world's oil and gas flow.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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An extra lane, Caltrans said, would allow buses to start ferrying people into Novato, Petaluma and other North Bay cities.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan lends a helping hand in the Gods Love We Deliver Kitchen in N.Y.C. to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Usher and his wife Jennifer Goicoechea are seen cruising through Venice lagoon on a taxi boat ahead of Jeff Bezos' wedding with Lauren Sánchez, on June 27.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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Having cruised past initial Kickstarter targets, the Sentinel XR Gaming Glasses, Vagabond V2 controller and OmniBase portable computing hub are available for pre-order now through ELO’s website, priced at $429, $89 and $199 respectively.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s treasury secretary during his first term in office, also floated the idea of purchasing the app with a group of billionaire investors when the ban was first passed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The president floated backing a primary challenger to the North Carolina GOP senator on Saturday after Tillis voted against advancing Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, which is loaded up with steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House’s version.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 June 2025
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And Lamont clearly had no plan to endorse him, even as some prominent Democrats have slowly glided back to Cuomo’s orbit.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
24 June 2025
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Its jet-black formula glides on with inky precision and dries down to a bulletproof finish that stays sharp for up to 24 hours (yes, really).—
Angela Trakoshis,
Allure,
23 June 2025
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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