aviated

verb

past tense of aviate
as in flew
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 Synonyms for aviated
  1. hovered
  2. sailed
  3. floated
  4. glided
  5. soared
  6. winged
  7. drifted
Verb
  • The temperature hit 106 degrees at Chicago’s Midway Airport and hovered between the high 90s and low triple digits for the next five days.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Dark clouds hovered around the stadium just before kickoff, threatening to delay the start of the game, but Mother Nature apparently is a soccer fan, because the storm veered away.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of hovered
Verb
  • Twice England’s post was struck but when Enzo Fernández’s sublime strike sailed past Jordan Pickford in the 85th minute, there only ever felt like one winner.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Mbappé took his last shot in the game’s waning moments, to raucous cheers from the mostly Spanish crowd as the ball sailed over the goalpost.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • These collapses have haunted state Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), who first floated the idea of an early warning system.
    — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • Anderson Cooper, and Erin Burnett, who is someone that White House officials allegedly floated as someone who could be replaced if new ownership takes over.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of floated
Verb
  • An endless procession of black SUVs, Escalades, luxury coaches, polished muscle cars and Uber Blacks glided onto West 31st Street.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations of wrongdoing have largely glided off him.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of glided
Verb
  • The nation’s spending on obesity medicines, including GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, soared by 81% last year, PwC said.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker's winning shot soared over the left field wall.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of soared
Verb
  • It’s inspired by flight, with soaring, winged architecture that echoes the spirit of travel.
    — Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, her fringe was combed off to one side of her forehead above a classic, sparkly smoky eye and winged liner.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of winged
Verb
  • But here, Desire Doue played a little deeper than usual, and Kylian Mbappe drifted over to that side, always ready to break.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Short-form social content that recruits new audiences and reactivates the ones who drifted away.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of drifted
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