sailing into

phrase

present participle of sail into
1
as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly The customer sailed into the server when the food came out wong.

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2
as in diving (into)
to start work on energetically The students sailed into the new assignment right away.

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Recent Examples of sailing into Shuttle vessels transport crude through Hormuz and then load it onto tankers waiting outside the strait, which allows these ships to avoid the risk of Iranian attack while sailing into the Gulf. — Spencer Kimball,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 If a boat sailing into the sunset doesn’t say vacation, nothing does. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026 But the delay meant the ship was sailing into less favorable wind and rougher fall seas, and provisions had already begun to dwindle after two false-start crossings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Oil tanker markets are having one of the most lucrative years ever, and shipbrokers suggest that the premium for sailing into the Gulf during the war could have yielded three to four times the prewar rate. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sailing into
  1. tying into
  2. having at
  3. lighting into
  4. tearing into
  5. going at
  6. pitching into
Phrase
  • The Teddy Bear conveys compassion, kindness, and comfort, tying into themes of childhood, care, and emotional connection.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
Definition of tying into
Phrase
  • According to Chase, having at least $250 in a Chase checking or savings account can improve your chances of approval.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Phillies scored in the top of the first, but were shut down the rest of the way despite having at least one baserunner in every inning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of having at
Phrase
  • Architectural Digest reports that designers are mixing vintage nightstands, upholstered chairs, wood furniture and lighting into contemporary spaces.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lighting into
Phrase
  • Last week, investigators began dismantling portions of the property, tearing into walls and floors while removing large pieces of evidence, including laboratory equipment and containers from the basement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • What starts as a quiet morning outside the hospital before a charity race — Dawson is running, Casey is volunteering — turns instantly horrific when a car bomb explodes, tearing into the hospital and injuring dozens.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tearing into
Phrase
  • But the way everyone’s going at it now is the idea of a harness around a model.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The annual promotion from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, which usually concludes at the end of September, is still going at area restaurants, many of them joining for the first time.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of going at
Phrase
  • Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But from there, Prielipp settled in, pitching into the sixth inning and giving the Twins a chance to win.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitching into

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“Sailing into.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sailing%20into. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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