1
a
: a light gentle wind
b
: a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour
2
: something easily done : cinch
breezed; breezing
1
: to move swiftly and airily
breezed past the protesters
2
: to make progress quickly and easily
breezed through the exam
breezed to victory
: residue from the making of coke or charcoal
Synonyms
Examples of breeze in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
that assignment will be a breeze
Verb
Look who just breezed in!
He breezed past us without so much as a nod.
She breezed through the test.
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Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
The low-maintenance tool makes deep cleansing a breeze.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Should all go to schedule, and the aircraft breezes through certification, the company plans to get it into commercial service by 2030.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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Noun
His team found ideal soils with limestone deposits and cooling Pacific breezes in the Bentrock Vineyard in Sta.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
The low-maintenance tool makes deep cleansing a breeze.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Several list members from the Hyatt hotel brand’s Pritzker family are also breezing around the Windy City, including J.B. Pritzker ($3.7 billion), the state’s billionaire governor.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Should all go to schedule, and the aircraft breezes through certification, the company plans to get it into commercial service by 2030.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breeze. Accessed 27 Oct. 2024.
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breeze
1 of 2 noun1
: a gentle wind
2
: something easy to do
the test was a breeze
breeze
2 of 2 verb
breezed; breezing
1
: to move quickly and lightly
look who just breezed in
2
: to proceed easily
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