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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, 2 Dec. 2024
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—The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2024
Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Sabathia spent that first summer in rookie ball, and then breezed through three A-ball levels the following year.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The hinged branches are pre-attached to make unpacking and packing a breeze.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Men’s Shop Arc’teryx Alpha Parka – Women’s Rocky Talkie Mountain Radio
$88 ($110)
20% off an award-winning communication device that makes belayer/climber comms a breeze on long routes or days in the backcountry?
—The Editors, Outside Online, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
All should breeze through the confirmation process.
—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Sabathia spent that first summer in rookie ball, and then breezed through three A-ball levels the following year.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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According to The Making of The Wizard of Oz, Hamilton was forced to leave the production for six weeks due to injuries sustained while filming the Wicked Witch vanishing in a puff of smoke.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The paper vessels will be propelled by the power of a puff of breath, a system not unlike blowing a straw wrapper off in a restaurant.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Amenities at Blue Spring State Park are pretty standard for Florida state parks and include picnic areas with shaded benches and grills for barbecuing.Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
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Stop by: 1000 Riverwalk Parkway Stroll around Glencairn Garden: This 11-acre botanical garden is open to the public and makes for a scenic picnic spot, too.McKenzie Rankin, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024
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Our team coach would pass by all those terraced houses in Moss Side, a setting that gets the juices flowing.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Photo : Courtesy of Elad Group The dining area flows to the backyard.Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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The album went on to sped 10 total weeks atop the chart.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Everyone is holding their breath for something, anything about GTA 6, supposedly out in fall 2025, though who knows how likely that is.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the process meant every breath and sound was captured.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many of the incompletions were the result of his inaccuracy as Darnold sailed multiple passes toward the sideline and over the middle.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, who sailed to an easy reelection for his sixth term last year, announced that would be his final campaign.Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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The 30-year-old Hawaii native was flying from Maui to N.Y.C. with a connection at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Nov. 8.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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And didn't realize that their seven children were going to be traumatized into the therapist's couch for 10 years over the flying monkeys and the witch.Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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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 Dec. 2024.
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