high-flying
adjective
high-fly·ing
ˈhī-ˈflī-iŋ 
1
: marked by extravagance, pretension, or excessive ambition
2
: rising to considerable height
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And yes, that’s pretty darn far into the alphabet, a testament to how much financial infrastructure now exists for high-flying unicorns to stay private (and, frankly, calling Databricks a unicorn seems exceedingly quaint).
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Justifiably or not, that distrust has spread throughout many of the high-flying tech names.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The World Tag Team Championships will also be on the line as AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defend against the high-flying team of NXT’s Je’Von Evans and TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
See this high-flying spectacle performed by the world's most elite cirque performers.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
Versus the high-flying Avalanche, Hartman made a highlight-reel set up play on Minnesota’s second goal, sending a wraparound pass to the slot in front of the Colorado net, where Kaprizov slammed it home.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
And for some high-flying fun, get in line for the kid-friendly rollercoaster, Rhonda’s TrollsFest Express.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
The high-flying Bulldogs showed their explosiveness throughout the entire first half despite Classical running 32 plays to only five for English.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The closing arguments come after more than eight weeks of testimony and more than five years after the once high-flying company began to unravel.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Justifiably or not, that distrust has spread throughout many of the high-flying tech names.
—Jay Woods, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The World Tag Team Championships will also be on the line as AJ Styles and Dragon Lee defend against the high-flying team of NXT’s Je’Von Evans and TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
See this high-flying spectacle performed by the world's most elite cirque performers.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
Versus the high-flying Avalanche, Hartman made a highlight-reel set up play on Minnesota’s second goal, sending a wraparound pass to the slot in front of the Colorado net, where Kaprizov slammed it home.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
And for some high-flying fun, get in line for the kid-friendly rollercoaster, Rhonda’s TrollsFest Express.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
The high-flying Bulldogs showed their explosiveness throughout the entire first half despite Classical running 32 plays to only five for English.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The closing arguments come after more than eight weeks of testimony and more than five years after the once high-flying company began to unravel.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
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“High-flying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-flying. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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