take to the sky/skies
idiom
chiefly US
: to begin flying
The new airliner will take to the skies next year.
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Travel is skyrocketing, both for personal and business use, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that a record 5.2 billion passengers will take to the skies in 2025.
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Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Once these cicadas take to the skies, the fungus actively spreads from infected cicadas to healthy ones.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
After delaying the launch of these missions four times — they were originally slated to take to the skies on Feb. 27 — the space agency has postponed liftoff once again for SPHEREx and PUNCH.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
An airline industry group says more than 5 billion people will take to the skies next year.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Once these cicadas take to the skies, the fungus actively spreads from infected cicadas to healthy ones.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
After delaying the launch of these missions four times — they were originally slated to take to the skies on Feb. 27 — the space agency has postponed liftoff once again for SPHEREx and PUNCH.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
An airline industry group says more than 5 billion people will take to the skies next year.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Take to the sky/skies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20to%20the%20sky%2Fskies. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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