1
as in cruising
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 flowing
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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3
as in floating
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 sailing
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Splendida was on a four-day round-trip cruise sailing the Mediterranean.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Columbus continued to search for gold before sailing to the neighboring island, now known as Cuba.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Daisy Kelliher is sailing the seas with her very own new podcast, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
This year’s cruise, which featured Marley, his brother Stephen, and various other musicians, was sailing from Miami to Jamaica and had to be re-routed to Cozumel.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
At the time, the Splendida was on a four-day round-trip cruise sailing the Mediterranean.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Columbus continued to search for gold before sailing to the neighboring island, now known as Cuba.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Below Deck Sailing Yacht star Daisy Kelliher is sailing the seas with her very own new podcast, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailing
Verb
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Others may prefer Zodiac boat cruising, helicopter rides, or submarine dives.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of those over-the-top displays will be on our annual holiday lights map, which is used by individuals, bus tours, limo parties and others who have made cruising the Phoenix area in search of the biggest and brightest part of their holiday tradition.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If the Chinese truly agree to keep the supply of critical minerals flowing on an ongoing basis, the world will win.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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European security sources believe a similarly opaque system, involving front companies that are little more than fake numbers and billing addresses, has been used to keep the sodium perchlorate flowing to Iran.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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West Ham were hovering above the relegation zone, which led to the reappointment of David Moyes, who replaced Manuel Pellegrini, and saw the January arrivals of stalwarts Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Another snippet from the trailer shows someone falling from the sky in the Upside Down as hovering masses of land bob around the clouds.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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He was officially charged with boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory and seriously injuring two other passengers.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Kentucky Lake reported the most the most boating injuries in Tennessee last year with six, according to the 2024 Tennessee Boating Incident Statistical Report.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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Rickwood, high in the right circle spotted a wide-open Zellers gliding down the opposite side of the slot.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the aluminum plates coated in ceramic amp up even heat distribution, gliding through hair without snagging.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Add texture to beds, couches, and chairs with a plush faux rabbit fur throw blanket, incorporate a pop of color with a throw pillow, and dress up your walls with practical floating shelves or sconces.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Fort Baker, built in 1915, was decommissioned in the late 1980s, the land was handed over to the National Park Service, which spent years debating how to repurpose it — at one point even floating plans for a large convention complex.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Verb
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The ordinance would prevent a landlord from charging a tenant a separate fee for ferrying trash to its pickup point.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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One of the camp counselors was operating the boat ferrying a group of kids to a swimming activity, but the complaint alleged that the counselor was unaware of how many children were on the boat and in the water.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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