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
Stacey Zable, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Montego Bay and Ocho Rios have ports that are important stops for ships sailing from South Florida.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Columbus continued to search for gold before sailing to the neighboring island, now known as Cuba.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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The 190-guest Viking Longships sailing the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers include Viking Honir, Viking Eldir, Viking Annar, and Viking Dagur.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailing
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When the King visited Greenland in April—looking jaunty and at ease while cruising on a fjord with the Prime Minister, and taking a coffee-and-cake break with locals at a cultural center in Nuuk—the contrast with Vance’s gloomy trip couldn’t have been starker.—
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Calling on Tracy Arm or Endicott Arm, Wrangell, Rudyerd Bay (Misty Fjords), and, finally, Prince Rupert in British Columbia, the itinerary also includes scenic cruising through Stephens Passage, Decision Passage, Stikine Strait, and the Behm Canal.—
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The pennies could start flowing again, perhaps easing a shortage in some markets, after the Federal Reserve announced an upcoming shift in the distribution system of old 1-cent coins.—
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Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.—
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The vessel is capable of station keeping and hovering.—
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Half of Jewish Americans ages 18-34 believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza; that percentage number is hovering in the 30s among older groups, according to a September 2025 poll by the Washington Post.—
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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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Go boating, birding, or paddleboarding in Lake Pueblo State Park.—
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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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That’s why the team turned to look into how these insects transition between jumping, flapping, and gliding.—
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Three days later, two fishermen found a girl's body floating in a canal in the area.—
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Design details throughout the rental reflect its origins, including a floating stone corner fireplace and retro tiling—you’ll find plenty of color palette inspiration.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Nalavade would not say exactly when in 2026 Waymo intends to begin ferrying customers.—
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Others grew rich ferrying migrants downriver in piraguas.—
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“Sailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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