sailed

verb

Definition of sailednext
past tense of sail
1
as in ferried
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 flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily sailed through the latest assignment

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3
as in hovered
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 Synonyms for sailed
  1. hovered
  2. floated
  3. navigated
  4. swept
Verb
  • Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.
    Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovered
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  • While the San Francisco Giants have been floated as a potential threat to steal Alonso from the Mets, could the Seattle Mariners be another one?
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • One of the ideas floated in recent years has been to continue limiting the deduction but make the cap higher.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of floated
Verb
  • Inside the narrow tunnels, which glow green, magenta and orange, the driver navigated shoulderless roadways at 35 mph, which felt fast.
    Daniel Rothberg, ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The future of behavioral biometrics is bright when navigated with honesty and a genuine desire to make things better.
    Thomas Zawacki, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of navigated
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  • George swept the Irish in a 2017-19 home-and-home.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The Cavs would get swept in the NBA Finals, but everybody knew James was here to win from that point on.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of swept
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