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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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as in to hover
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 sail
Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
The ball sailed out of reach and out of the end zone.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Erica Olsen, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Lowell claimed that, a few weeks or so after setting sail, a storm destroyed her water supply.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Also, the hospitality group purchased and is restoring The Lady Kate river cruise boat that has sailed the Connecticut River for decades previously under various names, including Camelot cruises and The Lady Katharine, a nod to the late actress and Connecticut resident Katharine Hepburn.
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Across its entire fleet, Norwegian Cruise Line sails to more than 350 destinations around the globe, including Europe, the Caribbean, the Bahamas and more.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sail
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Between wading or boating into choppy surf, baking in the hot sun, and getting doused in salty spray, the elements are brutal on the human body and the gear meant to withstand them.—
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The Coral Gables man operating the boat that ran over and killed a 15-year-old girl wakeboarding behind a yacht in Biscayne Bay pleaded guilty to misdemeanor careless-boating charges Monday in a Miami-Dade County court.—
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The tasteful updates that complement the open, flowing floor plan with tis ample natural light.—
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The common spaces flow into the pad’s three ensuite bedrooms.—
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At Schoedinger Funeral Home, where temperatures hovered around 30 degrees with occasional snow flurries, mourners began arriving shortly after the noon visitation opened.—
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During winter, temperatures hover around 50 to 60 degrees during the day, and drop as low as 30 at night, but the upside is generally fewer tourists and less crowds in the park.—
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According to CruiseMapper, the vessel is currently on a 17-day, one-way voyage from Fort.—
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But Leyenberger said the ship's propeller was damaged before the scheduled voyage.—
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Smoothie stations ready to replenish calories as quickly as they’d been lost and golf carts stationed to ferry players to class.—
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The only images of the pair were from outside the courthouse after being ferried by helicopter from Brooklyn, where they were jailed, to Manhattan.—
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Matt Cameron netted four goals, while Garret Lasonde, Drew Grant and Jacques Akelian scored two goals each as Minuteman cruised to a 14-1 nonleague boys hockey win over East Boston.—
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As for the Lady Kate, Furrer said the 110-foot boat stopped cruising at the beginning of the pandemic.—
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Only a handful of rafts floated lazily in the water.—
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The Big Ten has floated an idea for a 24- or 28-team playoff that gives each power conference four automatic bids.—
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Snow rests lightly on branches and the occasional rain glides off dormant stems.—
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Afternoons here are deliciously drowsy, spent dozing in the shade, gently parting calm sea water, or gliding past craggy rock formations in a little motor-boat.—
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“Sail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sail. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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