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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
ABC News,
24 June 2026
The Fujian carrier first sailed through the narrow body of water separating China and Taiwan in a trial run in September.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
See the dream sail in on moonlit waves and feel the swell of its prow in your blood.
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19 June 2026
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Verb
China on Tuesday also sailed its newest and most powerful aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, the body of water separating China from Taiwan, just hours after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise to practice its response to a possible Chinese attack.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The Fujian carrier first sailed through the narrow body of water separating China and Taiwan in a trial run in September.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Noun
The sail should slope slightly downward so that rain doesn’t pool.
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Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
See the dream sail in on moonlit waves and feel the swell of its prow in your blood.
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19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sail
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From boating and hiking in the summer to ice fishing and snowshoeing in winter, there's fun to be had on land and water throughout the entire year.
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The fire department said the eight other people in the boating party returned in the last two boats that had remained upright.
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Still, Pushan Dutt, a professor of economics at INSEAD, suggests that increasing desperation by both Asian buyers and Middle Eastern producers to get things flowing again could accelerate that timeline.
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Much of that growth has flowed into the same infrastructure debt funding the AI build-out, the data-centre bonds and private credit that carry investment-grade ratings and pay more than ordinary corporate paper.
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The Oranje are leading possession and for the most part have been hovering perilously close to Tunisia’s net.
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Euclid, which is hovering 930,0000 miles from Earth, captured the image with its visible light camera over 26 hours in March 2025.
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Lagaʻaia's Moana voyages past the reef of her isolated island Motunui on a quest to restore the heart of the goddess Te Fiti, stolen by Johnson's rascally demigod.
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When the ship makes its maiden voyage in 2027, a certain allotment of cargo space will be reserved for DHL.
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On most mornings, Nguyen Thien Bao threads his VinFast electric motorbike through the jammed traffic of Vietnam’s capital Hanoi — ferrying passengers and deliveries.
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs.
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The Best Cruises For Adults Not everybody wants to cruise with children, and there are also cruise lines out there offering child-free cruises.
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The Sooners lost their opening game of the SEC tournament in May, but have lost just once since, cruising through the NCAA tournament en route to the program's first title game appearance since 2022.
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In the segment, Karl reaches out and touches a strip of paint peeling from the basin, which was floating at the top of the pool, lightly holding it for a few seconds before letting go.
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The trimaran theme and track lights are repeated in the rear apron between a floating diffuser and striking ducktail spoiler.
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The body then glides over the top of the windshield and starts flipping through the air over the roof.
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Directed by Child and filmed in Whack’s hometown of Philadelphia, the song’s black-and-white visuals transform familiar city streets into a monochrome maze where Whack glides through scenes with the oozing confidence of someone ready to reclaim her narrative.
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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