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 His blast, which sailed just inside the right field foul pole, was the difference as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 at Petco Park. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 When Shackleton sailed 800 miles seeking rescue, Wild stayed on Elephant Island with 21 men and dwindling supplies. — Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The Portuguese came close to equalizing as the clock ran down, as Bernardo Silva’s header had Simón beaten but sailed over the bar. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Freeman hit a solo homer in the sixth — a moon shot that sailed higher than the fireworks going off in the neighborhoods around Dodger Stadium. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026 The ships would travel under cover of darkness, often in convoys that sailed close together and hugged the Omani coast, according to two people familiar with the matter. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026 Fermín’s throw sailed past JJ Wetherholt at second base, allowing Michael Busch to score and each runner to advance two bases. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Jonathan David had a free kick from outside the box in the 78th minute, but his shot sailed over the crossbar. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 In the second half, Haaland almost had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper, but the ball sailed too far ahead of him. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
  1. ferried
  2. flowed
  3. hovered
  4. cruised
  5. drifted
  6. floated
  7. boated
  8. glided
Verb
  • The gift from the Middle Eastern power raised ethical concerns, but Trump saw the plane as a necessary replacement to the 35-year-old planes that had previously ferried him as president.
    — Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Decades of river tours For more than nine decades, the Jungle Queen ferried generations of visitors through Fort Lauderdale’s scenic waterways, serving up sightseeing cruises, dinner excursions, and evenings at its proprietary Tropical Isle.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Definition of ferried
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  • Iran’s bargaining chip Authorities in Iran have repeatedly used the Strait of Hormuz – through which around a fifth of the world’s crude flowed before the war – as a bargaining chip.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Still, by the end of the concert, a soggy yet determined crowd of 4,750 had flowed through the park grounds.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of flowed
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  • But taken as a percentage of GDP, the US has hovered around 3% range -- less than Poland and Baltic allies.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • For about a decade, the number has hovered somewhere between 200,000 and 340,000 people.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of hovered
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  • In his first bout at 170 pounds, Makhachev cruised to a decision win over Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 in November 2025, easily wresting the UFC welterweight crown from Della Maddalena.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Zebby Matthews cruised through the first four frames, allowing just one run.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
Definition of cruised
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  • But here, Desire Doue played a little deeper than usual, and Kylian Mbappe drifted over to that side, always ready to break.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Short-form social content that recruits new audiences and reactivates the ones who drifted away.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of drifted
Verb
  • Troy Jackson, a logger and former candidate in Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and a progressive, has been floated as a candidate who could appeal to Platner’s voters.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The ball floated toward the box, over Egypt’s Yasser Ibrahim and toward the head of Enzo Fernández.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of floated
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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
  • 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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  • The particles glided past each other effortlessly.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • Up close, the design boasted a ruffled accent along the neckline that added movement to the gown as Saldaña glided around the room.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Definition of glided

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