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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
Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The family sailed to the U.S. on a Liberty Ship in 1950 and settled initially in Port Jervis, New York.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2025
Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
For the first time since the president took office in January, the Democrats have some wind in their sails.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The ship shares a name with a previous Carnival vessel that began sailing for the line in the late 1970s.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The family sailed to the U.S. on a Liberty Ship in 1950 and settled initially in Port Jervis, New York.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2025
Noun
Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
For the first time since the president took office in January, the Democrats have some wind in their sails.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sail
Verb
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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But for those interested in a more active adventure, Myakka River State Park offers some of the area's best fishing and boating opportunities.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The rich sat on deck while the poor were squeezed in the hold below, with no place to relieve themselves, so excrement, vomit, and other wastes flowed down into the lower areas.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The liquor flows so freely that the rest room nearly becomes a vomitorium.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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From a terminal far out of harm’s way, drone pilots could hover in the sky for hours, soaking up surveillance information, building a case for precisely whom to bomb and when to do it.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Uncertainty still hovers over Bryce Huff, a splash signing in 2024.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Both Kundera and Cavafy convey something profound: that life is nothing more than the voyage, a thought that can serve as a sort of antidote to the burdens of living.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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Check out the Boston voyage happening this October.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Videos from the site showed locals helping to ferry the injured down on makeshift stretchers, as ambulances couldn't reach the meadow.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Her father, a barber, sometimes spent the day ferrying children to the beach until everyone from the neighborhood could dip their toes in water.—
Jonathan Abrams,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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To get here, cruise over on your own boat or take the ferry (1.5 hours) from Leland.—
Chloe Arrojado,
AFAR Media,
21 Apr. 2025
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That stretch put the game away as the Pacers cruised to a 19-point win.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump floated a plan to nix the federal income tax and replace revenue with money from tariffs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Governor Kathy Hochul later floated her own Brooklyn-to-Queens light-rail project, the Interborough Express, or IBX.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The stick itself also glides onto the skin very easily without slipping or getting caught in drier or harder-to-reach areas of the face.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fifteen speakers lurk behind acoustic fabric; nine sit directly behind a woven French Screen Research surface that lets full-range frequencies glide through untouched.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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