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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
Thomas Müller hit the right post with a shot from outside the area in the 16th minute and, moments later, Brian White's shot from the center of the area sailed over the crossbar.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
There were no injuries reported or marine pollution observed, and the ship safely sailed into port with the help of four tugboats, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Reddick made a huge surge with an assist from teammate Riley Herbst, made contact with Elliott that caused Elliott to crash, then sailed past to give Jordan a victory in NASCAR's biggest event of the year.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, Reddick made a huge surge, hit Elliott to cause Elliott to crash and sailed past to take Jordan to the Daytona International Speedway victory lane.
—Jenna Fryer, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
OpenSanctions notes that the ship has previously sailed under different names and flags as part of efforts to evade sanctions and disguise its activities at sea.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
In fact, one throw almost sailed directly into the Middlesbrough net, with the goalkeeper taking a risk to instinctively tip it over the crossbar.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
This ship has, like, well and truly sailed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Parker’s rocket from the left side sailed over goalkeeper Kat Asman’s head, her first goal since March 23, 2025.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
There were no injuries reported or marine pollution observed, and the ship safely sailed into port with the help of four tugboats, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Reddick made a huge surge with an assist from teammate Riley Herbst, made contact with Elliott that caused Elliott to crash, then sailed past to give Jordan a victory in NASCAR's biggest event of the year.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Instead, Reddick made a huge surge, hit Elliott to cause Elliott to crash and sailed past to take Jordan to the Daytona International Speedway victory lane.
—Jenna Fryer, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
OpenSanctions notes that the ship has previously sailed under different names and flags as part of efforts to evade sanctions and disguise its activities at sea.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
In fact, one throw almost sailed directly into the Middlesbrough net, with the goalkeeper taking a risk to instinctively tip it over the crossbar.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
This ship has, like, well and truly sailed.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Parker’s rocket from the left side sailed over goalkeeper Kat Asman’s head, her first goal since March 23, 2025.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailed
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To get there and to other sites like it, organizers have ferried dozens of volunteers week after week in airboats.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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The two women then left in the middle of the night, and were ferried across the half-frozen Missouri River by a free Black man.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The love flowed both ways during this stop on Carlile’s first-ever arena tour.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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The neckline flowed into the slender neck strap, creating an X-shape.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Things like this happen in spring training, and weird stuff seems to happen when the Cubs and San Francisco Giants play any time of the year, from the Cactus League to the 1998 wild-card tiebreaker at Wrigley Field, when the giant Harry Caray balloon hovered over the bleachers.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The hovered near that 20-point lead for the entire second half.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the men's sprint race, Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain cruised to the win.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Crean Lutheran’s boys basketball team cruised to an 83-58 win over Village Christian on Tuesday in the CIF-SS Division 1 quarterfinals at Crean Lutheran High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Net-a-porter and Mr Porter veterans Heather Kaminetsky and Toby Bateman have assembled their teams, set their strategies and begun rewriting the sites’ music for a new generation, and for one-time fans who may have drifted away.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Big Ten drifted from Chicago to Omaha.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Roughly two minutes later, Benjamin’s body floated down, too.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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Trump also shocked the world in January with a surprise raid to capture Venezuela’s then-leader, Nicolás Maduro, and floated the idea of using force to seize Greenland.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 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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On February 13th, for his free skate, Malinin glided out onto the ice wearing a sheer shirt with sequins studded in the shape of a blooming flame; the sleeves flowed past his wrists and sheathed both of his hands, like a pair of stockings masquerading as mittens.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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From there, the hexapod set its angle, kicked off, and glided on a skateboard-like undercarriage before releasing the stone, imparting competition-level spin.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Sailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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