wing 1 of 4

as in faction
a group of people acting together within a larger group the conservative wing of the party

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wing

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verb (1)

as in to fly
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter

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wings

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noun (2)

plural of wing

wings

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of wing
as in flies
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings watched the flocks of birds as they winged southward for the winter

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“Wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wing. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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