Thesaurus results for AVIATES

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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SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
In a generation that promotes body positivity, Brandy Melville flies under the radar with its eye-catching branding and misleading sizes.

— Sienna Feliciano, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

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Screenwriters Jared Bush and Dana Ledoux Miller briskly sketch in the legend that hovers like a stormcloud waiting to descend over life in the lush coconut groves and on the golden beaches.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
As a result, Skywalkers hovers between a sense of constant performance and disarming immediacy — the latter generally during the many vertigo-inducing drone shots of Ivan and Angela’s hair-raising accomplishments.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 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

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This time the fly lands just above the spot and floats its way down.

— Ralph Tuttle, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
When the tank is full, the robot automatically floats to the surface and parks itself in a corner of the pool for emptying, which is a breeze thanks to a pop-out basket.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Definition of floats

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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
After release from an aircraft, the wings deploy and the bomb glides tens of miles to its target using satellite navigation and inertial guidance.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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