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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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as in hovered
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 sailed
The ship sailed past the Statue of Liberty into New York Harbor.
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Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Lombardo faced six primary challengers of his own, but sailed to victory Tuesday night.
—Paul Boger, NPR, 10 June 2026
But Julian Nagelsmann’s squad quickly found its footing and sailed through the rest of the qualifying — giving up only one more goal — and advanced as group champs.
—Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
If a pass sailed too high or too wide, San Antonio would dart the other way for a bucket.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Ginger ale was first developed in Ireland and England in the mid-19th century and quickly sailed over the pond, where both golden and dry-style ginger ales became the talk of the town, so to speak.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Itten twice came close with headers that sailed just over the bar, but Australia survived.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Democrats had nixed two Richard Nixon nominations to the Supreme Court and one of Reagan’s, but Antonin Scalia sailed through the Senate 98-0 in 1986, Anthony Kennedy passed on a 97-0 voice vote in 1988.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Alex Poppe, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Lombardo faced six primary challengers of his own, but sailed to victory Tuesday night.
—Paul Boger, NPR, 10 June 2026
But Julian Nagelsmann’s squad quickly found its footing and sailed through the rest of the qualifying — giving up only one more goal — and advanced as group champs.
—Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
If a pass sailed too high or too wide, San Antonio would dart the other way for a bucket.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Ginger ale was first developed in Ireland and England in the mid-19th century and quickly sailed over the pond, where both golden and dry-style ginger ales became the talk of the town, so to speak.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Itten twice came close with headers that sailed just over the bar, but Australia survived.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Democrats had nixed two Richard Nixon nominations to the Supreme Court and one of Reagan’s, but Antonin Scalia sailed through the Senate 98-0 in 1986, Anthony Kennedy passed on a 97-0 voice vote in 1988.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
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Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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These booms—as well as a massive price tag—prompted the 2003 retirement of the only supersonic passenger plane, the Concorde, which ferried passengers starting in 1976.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
6 June 2026
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Canapés and beverages flowed in abundance.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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The streams occasionally flowed together in a single, mighty river.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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On medium settings with XeSS 3 upscaling active (but no frame generation), the frame-rate counter hovered in the high-50s for frames per second (fps), usually just under 60fps, while occasionally peeking over.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Afternoon temperatures hovered in the 80s — including on Christmas Day, when many Orlandoans took to celebrating the holiday with picnics.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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That feeling only grew stronger as Yamamoto cruised through seven innings.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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No wonder the Spurs initially cruised with a 76-49 half-time lead.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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His cholesterol had drifted upward slowly enough to avoid urgency.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Knicks fans get engaged during champions parade As the players passed by on floats and confetti drifted through the air along the route up Broadway2, some Knicks fans took advantage of the magical moment.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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However, for all the antitrust threats opponents to the merger have floated, the mainly unspoken but real battle in this year of midterm elections seems to be about old-fashioned politics and firing up the base.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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As lasers sliced through smoke billowing from the stage, frontman Tyrone Lindqvist's silky falsetto floated over a sea of festivalgoers stretching far, far, far beyond the soundboard.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Over two partial days and one full day of fishing – roughly 15 hours total – the three of us boated 53 catfish up to 25 pounds.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many of the 30,000 tourists last year who boated down the Paraguay River beside the Serra do Amolar, about 60 miles downriver from Porto Jofre, were guests on liveaboard fishing charters.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Aug. 2025
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For nearly 25 years, GoPro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski slopes, enabling the adventurous to record images of their experiences.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In the waning moments, Jalen Brunson missed a three-pointer to take the lead, but OG Anunoby glided to the hoop in time to get just enough of his hand on the ball to direct it basket-ward.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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