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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Firefighting helicopters on various occasions scooped up water from the lake when fighting wildfires instead of flying farther away.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025 -
In June, the Florida Division of Emergency Management worked with Grey Bull Rescue, which Collins had been assisting from the Middle East, to fly people out of the region.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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Five flies in the storage area planed on pots and pans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
25 July 2025
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At that time, one of his attorneys told News Channel 5 that Moreland planed to take a job outside of the legal profession, following his 2019 disbarment, and stay out of the public eye.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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Three drones hovered over the facility during CNN’s visit, according to local officials.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Florida’s natural springs with year-round refreshing temperatures, hovering around 72 degrees Fahrenheit, that are sprinkled throughout the northern and central parts of the state.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Vineyard Haven Ferry sails year-round from Woods Hole on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, and crosses Vineyard Sound in just 45 minutes.—
Catherine Dunwoody,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The ship was sailing to Messina, Sicily from Kotor, Montenegro and was right off the coast of Italy when the incident occurred, leaving it to drift for a short period of time, according to CruiseMapper.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 Aug. 2025
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Sunny worked the night shift at the Associated Press, where he had been employed straight out of his graduate program at Columbia University, in an entry-level position, learning the rules of the A.P. Stylebook, editing and sending out on the wire the news that came winging in at all hours.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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Not to mention, for years we’ve been conditioned to believe that our makeup should be placed high and winged out on our cheekbones to elongate and slim our faces.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
31 July 2025
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“Aviate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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