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aviates

verb

present tense third-person singular of aviate

as in flies

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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Having a great chill day on a Miami vacation, and then boom, my hat flies, my coffee goes all over me.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Eighty miles from New Orleans as the pelican flies, but so much longer by boat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of flies

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Ajayi, who hovers at 6-foot-7 and weighs 228-pounds, is a massive specimen who can defend multiple positions.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
The state wants each town to have at least 10% of its housing stock qualify as affordable; Avon currently hovers a little above 4%.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

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Victory Cruise Lines, which sails on the Great Lakes, says 2026 bookings are up more than 20 percent for itineraries such as a 10-night trip that sails on all five Great Lakes.

— Jane Wooldridge, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Star of the Seas still sails out of Port Canaveral, housing guests on what is tied for the title of world’s largest cruise ship.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Definition of sails

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But the County Commission has the power to raise taxes, and the Levine Cava memo floats a higher rate for between 8 and 16 years to raise money for both transit construction and operations.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Next, its 50-pound platter assembly floats on an air-bearing.

— Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

Definition of floats

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In any case, the scheme shaping the film’s stakes is introduced from the get-go, in a sultry opening credits scene where the camera glides over curly telephone cords and grasping hands in close-up.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 July 2026
As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026

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