sailed

verb

past tense of sail
1
as in ferried
to travel on water in a vessel I can't sail when there's any breeze at all because I get seasick easily

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2
as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily sailed through the latest assignment

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3
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 Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Following the defeat of British forces, William Franklin sailed for London in 1782. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Allen had two catches for 20 yards in his preseason debut, one of which required him to jump for a pass that sailed. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026 The second pitch Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz threw on Thursday night sailed above the strike zone, at about eye-height on Brewers hitter William Contreras. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Their first two long snaps from center sailed over Miller’s head– the second one for a safety that gave Osceola an early 2-0 lead. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 Some guests have sailed their own boats; few would be caught dead on a big ship. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026 Rutherford sailed past the Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden just a few days ago, and crossed into waters controlled by the Russian government this weekend. — Henry Larson, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026 First baseman Nolan Schanuel fired the ball back to third to try to nail Edwards, but his throw sailed over the head of Neto at shortstop, allowing another run. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
  1. ferried
  2. flowed
  3. hovered
  4. cruised
  5. drifted
  6. floated
  7. boated
  8. glided
Verb
  • He’s now being ferried around the Ankara airport in a food service vehicle to a third aircraft, leaving the crew and other administration personnel to leave on a plane that was presumably under threat.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the mid 1800s, opulent steamers like the Albany ferried passengers across the Great Lakes to burgeoning Midwest cities.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026
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Verb
  • Both Kpler and Windward showed around five ships – total – exited the Strait of Hormuz on the day Wright said 20 million barrels flowed out of the Arab gulf region.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In Nebraska, millions of federal grant dollars have flowed to a statewide health information exchange nonprofit that has cooperated with the effort.
    — Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowed
Verb
  • Mortgage rates have hovered in the mid- to upper-6% range for most of the year.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In addition, jobless claims have hovered around 200,000 a week, and the number of job openings has been rising over the past six months, Slok pointed out.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of hovered
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  • The Denver Broncos cruised to a 27-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in their preseason opener, pushing their winning streak in exhibition games to eight dating back to 2023.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Tiffany cruised to an easy victory in the Republican competition and David Crowley got 45% of the votes in the Democratic primary – the most of any candidate in that race.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • Jaissle is likely to have his own prospective midfield names, too, who were not actively being floated before he was appointed.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The short dress featured a cape-style top that floated in the wind, framing the low-cut back.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of floated
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of boated
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  • On Thursday afternoon, Shadow glided into the nest with KD1 not far behind, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that runs the livestream.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of glided

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