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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Global crude prices hovered between $60 and $70 for most of 2025.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026 -
Overcast skies hovered over Atlanta during the midafternoon as the metro area braced for severe weather.—
Vanessa McCray,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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By then, 34 other passengers had departed the vessel, which first sailed from the South American country of Argentina in March, with stops in the Antarctic and other locations before heading to waters off Cape Verde near the coast of West Africa.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The ship then sailed for the port of Praia in Cape Verde, but was denied permission to dock.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Arches of black and yellow balloons floated over tables set with meals in plastic boxes.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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While past presidents and lawmakers have occasionally floated gas tax holidays, a suspension of the tax has never passed in Congress.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The white objects sometimes streaked across the screen in less than a second, while others slowly glided through the air or were followed by the camera.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Prices have soared above $4 per gallon as peak travel season begins.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Batteries can solve this, and battery imports have soared, but Cuba still lacks utility scale storage, Piñon said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Cassie’s winged rhinestones - Season 2, Episode 1 Davy started off season 2’s makeup with a deceptively innocent look for Cassie.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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It is thought that the Greek myth could be a retelling of an older Babylonian tale, in which the hero Gilgamesh slayed a colossal dog-headed, winged serpent known as a Mush-dragon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
9 May 2026
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Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The film stars Haddish, Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith – the Flossy Posse – four longtime friends who have slowly drifted apart due to life’s demands.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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“Aviated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviated. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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