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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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Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
After a mostly successful launch last month at St. Paul’s Harriet Island Regional Park, the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival will sail again in 2025.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2024
Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2024
Two boaters were rescued after their vessel lost its sail off the coast of southwest Florida as Debby, then a tropical storm, approached the state's Big Bend region.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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Verb
The ship is scheduled to sail a 111-day world cruise in the upcoming winter months, departing Hamburg, Germany, in January 2025.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024
After a mostly successful launch last month at St. Paul’s Harriet Island Regional Park, the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival will sail again in 2025.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2024
Noun
The 34-foot boat lost its sail off the coast of Boca Grande on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard wrote in a press release.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2024
Two boaters were rescued after their vessel lost its sail off the coast of southwest Florida as Debby, then a tropical storm, approached the state's Big Bend region.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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