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as in flowed
to move or proceed smoothly and readily
sailed through the latest assignment
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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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The price in 2024 hovered around the dollar mark.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025 -
In Gabon, youth unemployment has hovered above 35% in recent years.—
Richard Aidoo,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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The plan, reported in January in The Age newspaper, has been floated by the three most powerful and richest cricket nations - India, Australia and England who would be part of a top tier consisting of seven teams.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Then Victor Mancini floated a wrist shot past Casey DeSmith on the power play.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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And in a striking indictment, five of those seven women navigated not just the tech world, but also international borders, having immigrated to the United States.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The researchers navigated this barrier by staging an SRPT in a magnetic crystal based on the interactions between two spin subsystems, creating a magnonic version of the phenomenon.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2025
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George swept the Irish in a 2017-19 home-and-home.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Sailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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