Thesaurus results for AVIATE

aviate

verb

ˈā-vē-ˌāt

as in to fly

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings once humankind learned how to aviate, the world became a much smaller place

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Recent Examples of aviate Excitement over the Pilots’ decade-spanning narrative’s final installment, combined with the variety of available physical editions and a relatively slow release week, could result in the duo once again aviating its way to the Billboard 200’s apex. —

Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2025

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Verb

The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when the bullets started flying outside the Southern Blvd.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
For now, though, SLS is the only rocket powerful enough and certified to fly Orion to the moon.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026