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sail through

VERB
execute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish complete deal with do enact enforce implement meet perform prosecute pull off take care of
STRONG
achieve act administer administrate cause consummate discharge effect finish fulfill govern percolate realize render score transact
WEAK
bring off bring to fruition come through do the job do the trick do to a T earn wings get there hack it make it polish off put into effect put over put through take care of business
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon cancel fail forget give up halt hinder neglect stop
STRONG
deny ignore
WEAK
disregard shirk

Example Sentences

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In each case, their writing would sail through a detector.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Don’t leave that government ID at home just because you have TSA PreCheck Touchless ID or Clear and typically sail through security without flashing one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

About 3,000 or so ships usually sail through the strait each month.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

“PSKY has repeatedly mischaracterized the regulatory review process by suggesting its proposal will sail through, misleading WBD stockholders about the real risk of their regulatory challenges around the world,” Netflix said in its statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

After an hour’s run, they found an opening and turned north to sail through it.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong