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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 final pass of the game from the 11 sailed out of bounds and incomplete.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The article reported that last year, CNS , a Type 052C destroyer, sailed in an area of the ocean it had not previously operated in after completing intensive combat readiness training in the South Pacific and was preparing to return to its home port in China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The Spanish crew of 86 sailed for 35 days.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The Wildcats got pressure on Lamontagne again on the final play of the game and his pass sailed out of the back of the end zone to send West Bridgewater into a celebration.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The ball sailed beyond former Padres teammate Ruppert Jones, over the left-field fence and past the 17-foot stadium wall beyond it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
With field position ruined, a 56-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left sailed wide, and the Gophers won, 31-28.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Chris Vannini, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Balloons in red and white dotted the sky, as the yachts with flags in the same colors sailed by.
—Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
The article reported that last year, CNS , a Type 052C destroyer, sailed in an area of the ocean it had not previously operated in after completing intensive combat readiness training in the South Pacific and was preparing to return to its home port in China.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The Spanish crew of 86 sailed for 35 days.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
The Wildcats got pressure on Lamontagne again on the final play of the game and his pass sailed out of the back of the end zone to send West Bridgewater into a celebration.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
The ball sailed beyond former Padres teammate Ruppert Jones, over the left-field fence and past the 17-foot stadium wall beyond it.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
With field position ruined, a 56-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left sailed wide, and the Gophers won, 31-28.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2025
Turning from his father’s trade of corset-making, Paine tried his hand at business, met and impressed Benjamin Franklin in London, sailed to America, and there found his true metier as a pamphleteer and radical.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
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Guests were ferried in high-speed elevators to the vacant 49th floor of a new office tower in the city’s futuristic King Abdullah Financial District to take in vast cityscapes, and highlights of the British designer’s fall 2025 and spring 2026 collections.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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After calling ahead for a water taxi in Ischia Ponte, we were ferried over to Da Maria's pier, and then welcomed into the open-air dining room, which faces the Gulf of Naples.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Brandy and Monica were on their feet for almost every song, grooving alongside a captivating ensemble of dancers who flowed through hip hop and contemporary dance styles.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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These sediments tell a tale of ancient river channels that flowed through the area, although not all at once.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Medical assistants from Nepal, Myanmar, Somalia, and Afghanistan greeted patients; the average wait time hovered around 10 minutes.—
Helen Ouyang,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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Lately, its stock price has hovered around a thousand dollars a share.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Adebayo only scored four points and didn’t hit another three-pointer after his first-quarter eruption, but the Heat still cruised to a blowout win behind its balanced attack.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the Catholic Central League, Jordi Higgins (two goals) and Bridgette McGinnis (goal, assist) provided a boost offensively as Bishop Feehan cruised to a 5-0 shutout of Bishop Stang.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Some from their cohort had gone before — Paul Newman in 2008, Shelley Duvall in 2024, Gene Hackman in February — while others have simply drifted from view.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Its path began in northwestern Tennessee and drifted south over the course of a year.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Since Hereditary floated into theaters in 2018, writer-director Ari Aster has evolved his interests considerably, from the sunny folk-horror of Midsommar (2019) to the phantasmagoric Beau Is Afraid (2023) to the social thriller Eddington (2025).—
Gwen Ihnat,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Richie and Paris said in an interview with Glamour last year that their parents weren't on board when the idea for The Simple Life was first floated.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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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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Our entire party boated across its clear, cool waters to an isolated beach for a picnic and a swim.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Porter, who was wearing forest-green DaddyGoFish waders, glided into the waist-deep rapids and walked a line between them, periodically dipping small plastic bottles into the water and then depositing them into a mesh bag.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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Chiles glided around the dance floor in the Mia T-Bar heels by International Dance Shoes in a tan shimmer color.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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