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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
the doctor breezed past the people in the waiting room, apparently on his way to an emergency
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Recent Examples of breezed
Howard breezed into the rehearsal space an hour after Doechii arrived, with a whole band and her partner in tow.
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Touré, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
The wide receiver breezed past all the defenders flying toward him before falling backwards into the endzone to celebrate a memorable moment from his trip to London.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Touré, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
The wide receiver breezed past all the defenders flying toward him before falling backwards into the endzone to celebrate a memorable moment from his trip to London.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breezed
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Mangione appeared in a Blair County courtroom Thursday, waived his right to an extradition hearing and was immediately swept back to New York via plane, helicopter and SUV for his federal arraignment hours later.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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December is always a time for reflecting and planning, and much action is always left for the days after the presents have been opened and the confetti has been swept from Times Square.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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And my hunger drove me to take a bite of choripán here and a sándwich de miga there.Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Another recent big mover jumped 500% in six months.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Breezed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breezed. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.
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