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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After a monthslong rally, skepticism is mounting about whether high-flying tech stocks will continue to produce superior returns.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Discretion follows struggling actor Jacob, who is offered a nannying job by a high-flying producer and her movie star husband.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The story revolves around a struggling actor who is offered a job by a nannying high-flying producer and her movie star husband.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Both Wicked and its high-flying sequel For Good also features Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum in its cast.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Vikings are considerable underdogs in this matchup against a high-flying Detroit (5-2) offense and a defense that is fifth in sacks this season.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In the high-flying dot-com days, AOL also engineered what is widely considered among the worst mega-mergers ever with its deal for Time Warner to create AOL Time Warner, completed in January 2001, which was valued at a staggering $350 billion at the time.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The defense largely kept Dallas’ high-flying offense in check even while playing most of the game without star cornerback Pat Surtain II, who sustained a lower right leg injury, returned and then was knocked out by a shoulder issue.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
But Drew Mestekmaker and North Texas’ high-flying offense wouldn’t be denied, turning a three-point deficit midway through the third quarter into a 34-point road victory, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Discretion follows struggling actor Jacob, who is offered a nannying job by a high-flying producer and her movie star husband.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The story revolves around a struggling actor who is offered a job by a nannying high-flying producer and her movie star husband.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Both Wicked and its high-flying sequel For Good also features Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, Jonathan Bailey and Jeff Goldblum in its cast.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Vikings are considerable underdogs in this matchup against a high-flying Detroit (5-2) offense and a defense that is fifth in sacks this season.
—Trevor Squire, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
In the high-flying dot-com days, AOL also engineered what is widely considered among the worst mega-mergers ever with its deal for Time Warner to create AOL Time Warner, completed in January 2001, which was valued at a staggering $350 billion at the time.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The defense largely kept Dallas’ high-flying offense in check even while playing most of the game without star cornerback Pat Surtain II, who sustained a lower right leg injury, returned and then was knocked out by a shoulder issue.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
But Drew Mestekmaker and North Texas’ high-flying offense wouldn’t be denied, turning a three-point deficit midway through the third quarter into a 34-point road victory, keeping their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2025
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