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as in puff
a slight or gentle movement of air
a warm spring breeze ruffled our hair
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as in picnic
something that is easy to do
that assignment will be a breeze
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as in to flow
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
we breezed through the line for customs at the airport
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as in to speed
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 breeze
Nicol Natale, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Houseplant pruning shears: on sale for $17.99 Original price: $19.99
Make snipping and trimming your plants a breeze with these Modern Sprout pruning shears on Amazon.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Ensure that all your windows and doors are properly sealed and caulked, so no outside air is breezing in.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At just under 10 pounds, this one is shockingly light, so transporting it around my kitchen has been a breeze.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Houseplant pruning shears: on sale for $17.99 Original price: $19.99
Make snipping and trimming your plants a breeze with these Modern Sprout pruning shears on Amazon.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
But none of the other five closers elected by the baseball writers just breezed on in.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Ensure that all your windows and doors are properly sealed and caulked, so no outside air is breezing in.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeze
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The flavors are a blend of traditional Japanese with sweets of the West, like a hojicha (green tea) cookie, orange custard hojicha creme puff, or yuzu dango.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Both provide a clean, satisfying puff that will please your senses with every hit.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Set up a candlelight picnic or a cook a romantic dinner at home Use brown paper or compostable wrapping paper for your gifts.—
Martha Shade,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Features of the plan include developing a new campground, converting an existing campground into day-use picnic sites, constructing up to 12 cabins, creating new access points to the lake, improving the boat dock and constructing a new day lodge.—
John Meyer,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
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So much sewage flowed uncollected that none of the systems could not keep up with the level of groundwater contamination.—
Claudine Ebeid,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2025
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But more tears, the happy kind, of course, would flow.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
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Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed an executive order urging state officials to speed up implementation.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Here's more to bring you up to speed the 113th Tennessee General Assembly.—
Duane W. Gang,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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Before the Swedes had caught their breath, Canada’s bananas top power-play unit had snapped the puck around until MacKinnon drained a Sidney Crosby cross-crease dish.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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As one of the country’s top five most biodiverse states, Alabama’s great outdoors offer not only a breath of fresh air and beautiful views aplenty, but also a chance to get acquainted with a huge range of biomes and species.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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The 11-night cruise will sail round-trip from Miami on Feb. 9, 2026, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl ship.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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On match point, Swiatek sailed a forehand long and Keys clenched both fists and let out a huge smile.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The demonstrator flew 10 more subsonic flights, then went supersonic for the first time on Jan. 28 of this year.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now, of course, some people fly through, but eventually they get found out because dudes are always running checks, and especially when guys appeal.—
Bob Guccione Jr.,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pairing with Suzuki’s smart Mediterranean-Japanese cooking, Doi went all out with an array of sakes: Shikishima Junmai, a zephyr of peach blossoms and licorice; a tawny aged brew from 1988, as acidic and nutty as Oloroso sherry; blond mango sake as sweetly fragrant as Juicy Fruit gum.—
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2023
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Most summer days on the TMB are luxurious, with zephyrs rustling the pastures, blue skies, and great hiking temperatures.—
Doug Mayer,
Outside Online,
15 Feb. 2023
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“Breeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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