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

Massive amounts of fertilizer sail through these waters, feeding crops on every continent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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

"It is not possible to sail through the Arctic Sea without icebreakers and many big nations have interests in the Arctic right now," Viitanen said.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

To leap off and sail through the air as those women had—like flying, like a bird, so free.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

sail through

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