Definitions

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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They are among the few merchant vessels to have sailed through the waterway since the conflagration trapped thousands of boats and threatened a global energy crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

About 3,000 ships usually sail through the strait each month, and current events have left about 200 tankers effectively stranded.

From BBC

While some tankers have sailed through, several owners said they aren’t willing to run the gauntlet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some tankers have sailed through, but several owners said they aren’t willing to run the gantlet.

From The Wall Street Journal

Buoyant exports helped Germany to eliminate the mass unemployment of the early 2000s and sail through successive crises relatively unscathed.

From The Wall Street Journal

sail through

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