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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As Sunday’s home game with the Las Vegas Raiders approaches, this high-flying offense ranks in the top 10 in points and yards after finishing outside the top 10 in one or both categories for each of the past two seasons.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Here’s a look inside the high-flying real estate life of Barstool’s El Pres.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
IonQ, another high-flying quantum computing name, took a breather from its rally the previous week, but still gained about 9% this week.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Jarace Walker, Pacers Walker, a 2023 lottery pick, has mostly been crowded out of minutes at his best position (power forward) by Indiana’s awesome combo of All-Star Pascal Siakam and high-flying reserve Obi Toppin.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
How Intel originally found that spark—then lost it—is a worthy lesson for any high-flying company about how to keep a company culture alive.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Sylvan Esso is the latest high-flying act to yank their catalog from Spotify.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
The high-flying debut marks Cardi’s second consecutive Number One album after Invasion of Privacy, which opened atop the charts in 2018.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2025
As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.
—Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Here’s a look inside the high-flying real estate life of Barstool’s El Pres.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
IonQ, another high-flying quantum computing name, took a breather from its rally the previous week, but still gained about 9% this week.
—Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Jarace Walker, Pacers Walker, a 2023 lottery pick, has mostly been crowded out of minutes at his best position (power forward) by Indiana’s awesome combo of All-Star Pascal Siakam and high-flying reserve Obi Toppin.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
How Intel originally found that spark—then lost it—is a worthy lesson for any high-flying company about how to keep a company culture alive.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Sylvan Esso is the latest high-flying act to yank their catalog from Spotify.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
The high-flying debut marks Cardi’s second consecutive Number One album after Invasion of Privacy, which opened atop the charts in 2018.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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