breeze past

verb

To pass by (someone or something or an issue or problem) without consideration, notice, difficulty or concern.

“She breezed past her opponents to win the race.”

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Meanings

verbbreeze past (third-person singular simple present breezes past, present participle breezing past, simple past and past participle breezed past)

present singular third person breezes past · participle present breezing past · participle past breezed past · past breezed past

  1. transitiveTo pass by (someone or something or an issue or problem) without consideration, notice, difficulty or concern.

    She breezed past the issue so I didn't get her take on it.

  2. transitiveTo easily overtake or pass (someone) in a competition.

    She breezed past her opponents to win the race.

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APA

breeze past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breeze%20past

MLA

“breeze past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breeze%20past. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breeze past,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breeze%20past.

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